Cryptococcus gattii infection in a Spanish pet ferret (Mustela putorius furo) and asymptomatic carriage in ferrets and humans from its environment

Medical Mycology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 779-784

  Morera, Neus ^a   Juan Sallés, Carles ^b   Torres, Josep M ^c   Andreu, Mariano ^d   Sánchez, Manuel ^e   Zamora, Ma Ángeles ^f   Francisca Colom, M ^e  

^a Clnica Exòtics ^*  (Spain)

^b Private Veterinary Pathologist   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^e MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^f IMAGOVET   (Spain)

Author keywords

carriers; cryptococcoma; Cryptococcus gattii; Ferret; fluconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PREDNISONE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; FERRET; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; BLINDNESS; CARRIER STATE; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; FERRETS; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PETS; PREDNISONE;

CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; CRYPTOCOCCUS SP.; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 80052580668     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2011.564216     Document Type: Article

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