Systemic candidiasis in a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 479-483

  La Perle, Krista M D ^a   Wack, Raymond ^b   Kaufman, Leo ^c   Blomme, Eric A G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbus Zoo ^*  (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acinonyx jubatus; Candida sp.; Candidiasis; Cheetah; Helicobacter acinonyx

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CHEETAH; FEMALE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER; LYMPH NODE; MICROBIOLOGY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN;

ACINONYX; ANIMALS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER; LYMPH NODES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; SPLEEN;

EID: 0032233685     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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