Ulcerated and nonulcerated nontuberculous cutaneous mycobacterial granulomas in cats and dogs

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Malik, Richard ^a   Smits, Bronwyn ^b   Reppas, George ^c   Laprie, Caroline ^d   O'Brien, Carolyn ^e   Fyfe, Janet ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Gribbles Veterinary   (New Zealand)

^c Symbion Vetnostics   (Australia)

^d Laboratoire Vet Histo   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GRANULOMA; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN ULCER;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GRANULOMA; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; SKIN ULCER;

BACILLI (CLASS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; FELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM MICROTI; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS;

EID: 84872693070     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2012.01104.x     Document Type: Article

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