Otitis externa associated with Malassezia sympodialis in two cats

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1263-1266

  Crespo, M J ^b   Abarca, M L ^b   Cabanes F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONOFITE FORTE; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; POLYMYXIN B; PREDNISOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; MALASSEZIA; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA SYMPODIALIS;

EID: 0034088998     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.3.1263-1266.2000     Document Type: Article

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