Pulmonary paecilomyces lilacinus infection in a cat

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-202

  Pawloski, Danielle R ^a   Brunker, Jill D ^a   Singh, Kuldeep ^a   Sutton, Deanna A ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG MYCOSIS; PAECILOMYCES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; ITRACONAZOLE; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; PAECILOMYCES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953443632     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0460197     Document Type: Article

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