A study of the efficacy of topical and systemic therapy for the treatment of feline Microsporum canis infection

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 135-142

  Sparkes, A H ^a   Robinson, A ^b   MacKay, A D ^b   Shau, S E ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; GRISEOFULVIN; MICONAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORUM; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SKIN; TIME; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DERMATOMYCOSES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GRISEOFULVIN; MALE; MICONAZOLE; MICROSPORUM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SKIN; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034281259     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jfms.2000.0093     Document Type: Article

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