Malassezia spp. overgrowth in allergic cats

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 316-323

  Ordeix, Laura ^a,f   Galeotti, Franca ^b   Scarampella, Fabia ^a   Dedola, Carla ^c   Bardagí, Mar ^d   Romano, Erica ^e   Fondati, Alessandra ^e  

^a Studio Dermatologico Veterinario   (Italy)

^b Studio Veterinario Corsi Galeotti   (Italy)

^c Clinica Veterinaria Città di Monza   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e Centro Specialistico Veterinario   (Italy)

^f Studio Dermatologico Veterinario   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALASSEZIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOMYCOSES; FEMALE; MALASSEZIA; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS;

EID: 34548567579     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2007.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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