Evaluation of itraconazole-dimethyl sulfoxide ointment for treatment of keratomycosis in nine horses

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 199-203

  Ball, Michael A ^a   Rebhun, William C ^a   Gaarder, James E ^a   Patten, Valerie ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CLOTRIMAZOLE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ECONAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENUCLEATION; HORSE; KERATOMYCOSIS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; OINTMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0030845095     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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