A description of cutaneous-subcutaneous pythiosis in fifteen dogs

Medical Mycology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 427-433

  Dykstra, Michael J ^a   Sharp, N J H ^a   Olivry, T ^a   Hillier, A ^b   Murphy, K M ^a   Kaufman, L ^c   Kunkle, G A ^d   Pucheu Haston, C ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Diagnosis; Pythiosis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; NYSTATIN;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOG; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; SKIN INFECTION; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PYTHIUM;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; OOMYCETES;

EID: 0033429058     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1999.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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