Sinonasal and sino-orbital aspergillosis in 23 cats: Aetiology, clinicopathological features and treatment outcomes

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-64

  Barrs, V R ^a   Halliday, C ^b   Martin, P ^a   Wilson, B ^a   Krockenberger, M ^a   Gunew, M ^c   Bennett, S ^d   Koehlmeyer, E ^e   Thompson, A ^f   Fliegner, R ^g   Hocking, A ^h   Sleiman, S ^b   O'Brien, C ^g   Beatty, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c The Cat Clinic Australia   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Anvet Beenleigh Surgery   (Australia)

^f Veterinary Specialist Services   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^h CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus spp.; Cats; Neosartorya spp.; Sino orbital; Sinonasal

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CASPOFUNGIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ENILCONAZOLE; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2; ITRACONAZOLE; POSACONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; RIBOSOME DNA; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS LENTULUS; BRACHYCEPHALY; CAT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DNA SEQUENCE; EVISCERATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NEOSARTORYA; NEOSARTORYA FISCHERI; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINO ORBITAL ASPERGILLOSIS; SINONASAL ASPERGILLOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; NEOSARTORYA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS LENTULUS; NEOSARTORYA; NEOSARTORYA FISCHERI;

EID: 84855522411     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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