Ocular blastomycosis in dogs: 73 cases, 108 eyes (1985-1993)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 209, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1271-1274

  Bloom, Jonathan D ^a,b   Hamor, Ralph E ^a   Gerding Jr , Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Willowdale Animal Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; KETOCONAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOMYCOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG COMBINATION; EYE; FEMALE; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BLASTOMYCOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; KETOCONAZOLE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030253276     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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