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The diagnosis of Aspergillus fumigatus infection of the nasal chambers of the dog with particular reference to the value of the double diffusion test
Author(s) -
Lane J. G.,
Warnock D. W.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1977.tb05867.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aspergillus fumigatus , agar gel , test (biology) , value (mathematics) , immunology , paleontology , microbiology and biotechnology , machine learning , computer science , biology
Ten case examples are used to show that the agar gel double diffusion test is a reliable technique in the diagnosis of nasal A. fumigatus infection in the dog. Radiography is also helpful but culture and direct smear testing are unreliable.