Pythiosis, lagenidiosis, and zygomycosis in small animals

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 695-720

  Grooters, Amy M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; ITRACONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

BASIDIOBOLUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONIDIOBOLUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION; LAGENIDIOSIS; LAGENIDIUM; MUCORMYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOMYCETES; PROGNOSIS; PYTHIOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TAXONOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TROPIC CLIMATE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; BASIDIOBOLUS; CONIDIOBOLUS; LAGENIDIUM; OOMYCETES;

EID: 0042195951     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-5616(03)00034-2     Document Type: Review

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