Aspergillus fumigatus bronchopneumonia in a hellenic shepherd dog

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Adamama Moraitou, Katerina K ^a   Pardali, Dimitra ^a   Day, Michael J ^b   Denning, David W ^c   Papazoglou, Lysimachos ^a   Papastefanou, Anastasia ^a   Rallis, Timoleon S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; ITRACONAZOLE; PNEUMONECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; FUNGI;

EID: 79952085499     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5497     Document Type: Article

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