Treatment of refractory feline sporotrichosis with a combination of intralesional amphotericin B and oral itraconazole

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 346-351

  Gremiao I D F ^a   Schubach, T M P ^a   Pereira, S A ^a   Rodrigues, A M ^a   Honse, C O ^a   Barros, M B L ^a  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Cats; Intralesional therapy; Itraconazole; Sporotrichosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SPOROTRICHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; SPOROTRICHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII;

EID: 80051881166     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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