Persistence of cryptococcal antigenemia in an infected dog and uninfected rabbits

Medical Mycology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-89

  Ikeda, Reiko ^a   Tamupa, M ^b   Shinoda, T ^a  

^a MEIJI PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Division of Gastroenterology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antigen clearance; Cryptococcal polysaccharide; Latex agglutination test; Serodiagnosis of cryptococcosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DOG; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MYDRIASIS; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; RABBIT; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0034002834     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714030881     Document Type: Article

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