Successful treatment of cryptococcal pneumonia in a pony mare

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 686-692

  Begg, L M ^a   Hughes, K J ^b   Kessell, A ^b   Krockenberger, M B ^c   Wigney, D I ^c   Malik, R ^c  

^a Randwick Equine Centre   (Australia)

^b University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Camden (UVTHC)   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCOCCUS BACILLISPORUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; EQUUS CABALLUS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; RADIOGRAPHY;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; COUGH; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 23244467199     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2004.tb12155.x     Document Type: Article

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