Fungal diseases in small mammals: therapeutic trends and zoonotic considerations.
As medical knowledge continues to expand, the division between animal and human diseases continues to decrease. The popularity of small mammals in lieu of the increased numbers of immunocompromised individuals will require increasingly broader understandings of zoonotic disease. The vast amount of animal research in areas of human disease requires diligent study to stay abreast of emerging diagnostics and therapeutics. The core requirements of skin scrapings, fungal culture, and microscopy for the diagnosis of small mammal fungal disease, however, are unchanged.
Marshall
Kemba L
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University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-4543, USA. kmarsha7@utk.edu
D000818:Animals; D002682:Chinchilla; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006364:Hedgehogs; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D012589:Sciuridae; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission