Successful treatment of invasive nasal cryptococcosis in a ferret

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 158-159

  Malik, R ^a   Martin, P ^a   McGill, J ^b   Martin, A ^c   Love, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New S Wales Ferret Welfare Society   (Australia)

^c Hornsby Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FERRET; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; RHINITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FERRETS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; RHINITIS;

EID: 0034149565     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2000.tb10582.x     Document Type: Article

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