Mycotic endophthalmitis in a dog caused by Candida albicans

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-162

  Linek, Jens ^a  

^a Anicura Tierärztliche Spezialisten Hamburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candida; Dog; Mycotic endophthalmitis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTERITIS; ENUCLEATION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HISTOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; RELAPSE; RETINA DETACHMENT; UVEITIS; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 2342594566     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2004.04015.x     Document Type: Article

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