Candida spp. urinary tract infections in 13 dogs and seven cats: Predisposing factors, treatment, and outcome

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-270

  Pressler, Barrak M ^a   Vaden, Shelly L ^a   Lane, India F ^b   Cowgill, Larry D ^c   Dye, Janice A ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA LACTAM; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ENROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; FLUDROCORTISONE; FLUOROURACIL; HYDROXYZINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; METHENAMINE; METRONIDAZOLE; ORMETOPRIM; PENICILLIN G POTASSIUM; PREDNISONE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFADIMETHOXINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGED; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; FEMALE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 0038289204     PISSN: 05872871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0390263     Document Type: Article

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