Sporotrichosis: a retrospective evaluation of 23 cases seen in northern California (1987-2007)

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 249-259

  Crothers, Samantha L ^a   White, Stephen D ^a   Ihrke, Peter J ^a   Affolter, Verena K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPOROTRICHOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EQUIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPOROTRICHOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII;

EID: 68149141085     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2009.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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