Equine cryptococcal endometritis and placentitis with neonatal cryptococcal pneumonia

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 383-386

  Petrites Murphy, Marie B ^a   Robbins, Linda A ^a   Donahue, J Michael ^a   Smith, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHORION; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PNEUMONIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CHORION; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LUNG; PLACENTA DISEASES; PNEUMONIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; TRACHEA;

EID: 0030179392     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879600800319     Document Type: Article

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