[Aspergillus fumigatus in nasopharyngeal cavity of horses].
Aspergillus fumigatus is a cosmopolitan opportunistic fungal associated to rhinopharyngitis, sinusitis and guttural pouches infection with nasal discharges. All them are similar with Strangle's sign, the infectious disease produced by Streptococcus equi spp. The aim of this work was to detect A. fumigatus in healthy horses living in boxes and field. 226 nasopharyngeal swabbing samples were obtained by mycological routine. A. fumigatus was isolated in 26 (11.5%) horses.
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Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. nguida@fvet.uba.ar
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María
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Di Gennaro
Esteban
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Patricio
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Moras
Eduardo Vicente
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D000818:Animals; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004391:Dust; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology*; D006799:Housing, Animal; D008297:Male; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D013172:Spores, Fungal; D014908:Triticum / Q000382:microbiology
D004391:Dust