Clinicopathologic and diagnostic imaging characteristics of systemic Aspergillosis in 30 dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 851-859

  Schultz, Ryan M ^a   Johnson, E G ^a   Wisner, E R ^a   Brown, N A ^a,b   Byrne, B A ^a   Sykes, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Animal Referral Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal ultrasound; Diskospondylitis; Fungus; Infection; Mold

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS DEFLECTUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI;

EID: 47849115023     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0125.x     Document Type: Article

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