A case of disseminated mycosis in a German Shepherd dog due to Penicillium purpurogenum

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-97

  Zanatta, R ^a   Miniscalco, B ^a   Guarro, J ^c   Gene J ^c   Capucchio, M T ^a   Gallo, Maria Grazia ^b   Mikulicich, B ^d   Peano, A ^b  

^a Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

^b Dipto Prod Anim Epidemiol/Ecol   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^d Casa di Cura Croce Blu   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disseminated mycosis; Dog; Opportunistic fungi; Penicillium purpurogenum

Indexed keywords

ENROFLOXACIN; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERTHERMIA; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM PURPUROGENUM; SPONDYLITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HYPHAE; ITRACONAZOLE; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; SPINE; SPONDYLITIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM PURPUROGENUM;

EID: 31344440820     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780500302726     Document Type: Article

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