Higher incidence of Malassezia pachydermatis in the eyes of dogs with corneal ulcer than in healthy dogs

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 115-120

  Prado, M R ^a,c   Brito, E H S ^a   Girao M D ^a   Monteiro, A J ^b   Sidrim, J J C ^b   Rocha, M F G ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c Apartamento 1001 ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corneal ulcer; Dog; Eye; Malassezia pachydermatis

Indexed keywords

AGAR; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CALIBRATION; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EYE; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CORNEAL ULCER; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALASSEZIA; MALE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS;

EID: 2342572777     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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