Infectious threats from exotic pets: Dermatological implications

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-236

  Rosen, Ted ^a   Jablon, Jennifer ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINCHILLA; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEDGEHOG; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIZARD; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; SQUIRREL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA MANUUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0038748029     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8635(02)00090-6     Document Type: Review

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