Paecilomycosis in dogs and horses and a review of the literature

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 238-243

  Foley, Janet E ^a   Norris, Carol R ^a   Jang, Spencer S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diskospondylitis; Mycotic keratitis; Mycotic pneumonia; Paecilomyces species; Systemic mycosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PAECILOMYCES; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MYCOSES; PAECILOMYCES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0036579679     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2002.tb02363.x     Document Type: Review

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