Peripheral vestibular disease associated with cryptococcosis in three cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-34

  Beatty, J A ^a   Barrs, V R ^a   Swinney, G R ^a   Martin, P A ^a   Malik, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABYRINTHITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; OTITIS MEDIA; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FEMALE; LABYRINTHITIS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BULLA; FELIS CATUS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 0034158172     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jfms.2000.0061     Document Type: Article

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