Dermatophytosis in Cats: ABCD guidelines on prevention and management

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 598-604

  Frymus, Tadeusz ^a   Gruffydd Jones, Tim ^a   Pennisi, Maria Grazia ^a   Addie, Diane ^a   Belák, Sándor ^a   Boucraut Baralon, Corine ^a   Egberink, Herman ^a   Hartmann, Katrin ^a   Hosie, Margaret J ^a   Lloret, Albert ^a   Lutz, Hans ^a   Marsilio, Fulvio ^a   Möstl, Karin ^a   Radford, Alan D ^a   Thiry, Etienne ^a   Truyen, Uwe ^a   Horzinek, Marian C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TINEA;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; TINEA;

EID: 84879548383     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: 15322750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098612X13489222     Document Type: Article

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