Evaluation of risk factors for Cryptococcus gattii infection in dogs and cats

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 228, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-382

  Duncan, Colleen G ^a   Stephen, Craig ^b   Campbell, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Centre for Coastal Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HUNTING; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; DOG; EVALUATION; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOIL; TRAVEL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 31544465939     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.228.3.377     Document Type: Article

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