The prevalence of immediate and delayed type hypersensitivity reactions to Microsporum canis antigens in cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 161-166

  Moriello, K A ^a   DeBoer, D J ^a   Greek, J ^b   Kuhl, K ^b   Fintelman, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CAT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGUS CULTURE; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SKIN TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROSPORUM; UNITED STATES;

CANIS; FELIS CATUS; MICROSPORUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATOMYCOSES; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MICROSPORUM; PREVALENCE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0037527664     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-612X(02)00146-8     Document Type: Article

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