Fungal diseases of reptiles

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 327-335

  Schumacher, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; LIDOCAINE; MACROLIDE; MALACHITE GREEN; NYSTATIN; POLYENE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; POVIDONE IODINE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL AGENT;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG ACTIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUSARIUM; GEOTRICHOSIS; GIEMSA STAIN; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MYCOSIS; MYCOTOXICOSIS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PUNCH BIOPSY; REPTILE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SKIN EXAMINATION; SNAKE; SUPERINFECTION; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS; TURTLE;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; FUSARIUM; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SIPROETA STELENES; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0038348695     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1094-9194(03)00013-6     Document Type: Review

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