title: First report of canine systemic cryptococcosis owing to Cryptococcus gattii in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Companion Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Spyridoula
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gerontiti
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Oikonomidis
authors.affiliation: Companion Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Lambrini
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kalogianni
authors.affiliation: Companion Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Nektarios
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soubasis
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kritsepi-Konstantinou
authors.affiliation: Medical School, Department of Microbiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece.
authors.forename: Aristea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velegraki
authors.affiliation: Companion Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Komnenou
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Veterinary Laboratory, Larisa 41222, Greece.
authors.forename: Eleptherios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Triantafyllou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D056285:Cryptococcus gattii; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004285:Dogs; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female