Disseminated, histologically confirmed Cryptococcus spp infection in a domestic ferret

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 236, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 770-774

  Eshar, David ^a,e   Mayer, Jörg ^a   Parry, Nicola M ^a,c   Williams Fritze, Misty J ^a,d   Bradway, Daniel S ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Moriah Veternary Clinic   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 77950940235     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.236.7.770     Document Type: Article

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