Co-cutaneous infection in a dog: PCR-reverse identification of Candida tropicalis on skin biopsy

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-36

  Moretti, A ^a   Boncio, L ^a   Posteraro, B ^b   Mechelli, L ^a   Balducci, M ^c   Fadda, G ^b   La Sorda, M ^b   Di Chio, M ^b   Grelloni, V ^d   Agnetti, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Veterinary Clinician   (Italy)

^d State Veterinary Institute for Umbria and the Marches   (Italy)

Author keywords

Candida tropicalis; Co infection; Dog; Leishmania infantum; PCR reverse diagnosis

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIBODY; GRISEOFULVIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IVERMECTIN; SHAMPOO;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SUPERINFECTION;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33645313500     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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