Clinical characteristics and predictors of mortality for Cryptococcus gattii infection in dogs and cats of southwestern British Columbia

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 993-998

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Centre for Coastal Health   (Canada)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOMBIA; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; FELIDAE;

EID: 33751081011     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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