Successful treatment of a fever associated with consistent pulmonary isolation of Scopulariopsis sp. in a mare

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 421-424

  Nappert, G ^a   Van Dyck, T ^b   Papich, M ^a,c   Chirino Trejo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Elk Lake Veterinary Clinic   (Canada)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal pneumonia; Horse; Scopulariopsis

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS; SCOPULARIOPSIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ENILCONAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; KETOCONAZOLE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEUTEROMYCETES; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG MYCOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMIDAZOLES; KETOCONAZOLE; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MITOSPORIC FUNGI;

EID: 0030226875     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1996.tb03116.x     Document Type: Article

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