In vitro susceptibility patterns of fungi associated with keratomycosis in horses of the northeastern United States: 68 cases (1987-2006)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 231, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1086-1091

  Ledbetter, Eric C ^a   Patten, Valeri H ^a   Scarlett, Janet M ^a   Vermeylen, Francoise M ^b  

^a Program on Infrastructure Policy   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; FUNGUS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEW ENGLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; EQUIDAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM;

EID: 35548969387     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.231.7.1086     Document Type: Review

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