Cutaneous neosporosis in two adult dogs on chronic immunosuppressive therapy

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 252-255

  La Perle, Krista M D ^a   Del Piero, Fabio ^b   Carr, Ruthann F ^c   Harris, Cheryl ^d   Stromberg, Paul C ^a,e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Beechmont Pet Hospital   (United States)

^d Veterinary Internal Medicine Clinic   (United States)

^e Veterinary Diagnostics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NEOSPORA; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; NEOSPORA; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0035351266     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870101300312     Document Type: Article

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