Dogs with pulmonary blastomycosis or metastatic pulmonary disease can have very similar presentations, and it can be challenging to obtain a diagnosis, especially in more critical patients. Utilization of the pet's signalment, history, physical examination and thoracic radiographs can help with...
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Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA), Milton, Canada
Citation
2023 OVMA (Ontario Veterinary Medical Association) Conference and Tradeshow, Toronto, Canada, 26-28 January 2023. Proceedings, 2023, pp 411-413
Background: The Blastomyces antigen concentration in urine (BACU) test is used to diagnose blastomycosis and monitor treatment in dogs. It is unknown if a higher BACU is associated with shorter survival. Objectives: To determine if the magnitude of BACU before treatment is associated with survival...
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Motschenbacher, L. O.; Furrow, E.; Rendahl, A. K.; Nell, E. G.; Anderson, K. L.; Merkel, L. K.; Patterson, E. E.
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Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021, 35, 2, pp 946-953
This paper describes the epidemiology, prevalence, transmission, prevention and control of some infectious diseases in companion animals, livestock, wild animals and humans in Ontario, Canada, in 2022, including SARS-CoV-2; Echinococcus multilocularis, Leishmania spp. and SARS-CoV-2; antimicrobial...
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Anderson, M. E. C.
Publisher
Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA), Milton, Canada
Citation
2022 OVMA (Ontario Veterinary Medical Association) Conference and Tradeshow, Toronto, Canada, 14-16 July 2022. Proceedings, 2022, pp 288-292
OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical findings and outcomes of Australian cats and dogs with CNS cryptococcosis. ANIMALS: 19 cats and 31 dogs with CNS cryptococcosis diagnosed between 2000 and 2020. PROCEDURES: A case series and cohort study were performed using the same 50 animals. Both studies were ...
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Jacobson, E.; Morton, J. M.; Woerde, D. J.; Thompson, M. F.; Spillane, A. M.; Tebb, A.; Valle, Z. della; Birnie, G.; Malik, R.
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American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2023, 261, 2, pp 246-257
Vitamin D is well known for its role in bone metabolism. Beside that it also plays an important role in several organ systems. The aim of this review was to investigate the special physiological functions of vitamin D in non-skeletal health of dogs and cats. The previtamin of D3 is produced in the...
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Herman Ottó Institute Nonprofit Ltd., Budapest, Hungary
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Magyar Állatorvosok Lapja, 2022, 144, 3, pp 141-148
Objective - To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for antibodies to a recombinant Blastomyces adhesin-1 repeat antigen (rBAD-1) to aid in the diagnosis of blastomycosis in dogs and compare the findings with results from other tests used for this purpose. Design...
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Mourning, A. C.; Patterson, E. E.; Kirsch, E. J.; Renschler, J. S.; Wolf, L. A.; Paris, J. K.; Durkin, M. M.; Wheat, L. J.
Publisher
American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, USA
Citation
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2015, 247, 10, pp 1133-1138
Objective: To determine the effect of anti-inflammatory medications on 30-day survival of dogs treated for pulmonary blastomycosis. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: University teaching hospital. Animals: One hundred thirty nine client-owned dogs with confirmed pulmonary blastomycosis....
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Walton, R. A. L.; Wey, A.; Hall, K. E.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 2017, 27, 4, pp 439-443
Background: Several studies have shown that Blastomyces dermatitidis, the etiologic agent of blastomycosis, is a genetically diverse pathogen. Blastomycosis is a significant health issue in humans and other mammals. Veterinary and human isolates matched with epidemiological case data from the same...
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Anderson, J. L.; Sloss, B. L.; Meece, J. K.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
BMC Veterinary Research, 2013, 9, 84, pp (22 April 2013)
Background: Blastomycosis is a potentially fatal fungal disease that most commonly affects humans and dogs. The organism causes systemic inflammation and has a predilection for the lungs. The inflammation might lead to a hypercoagulable state with microemboli in the pulmonary circulation which...
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McMichael, M. A.; O'Brien, M.; Smith, S. A.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Boston, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2015, 29, 2, pp 499-504
Cryptococcosis is a systemic mycotic disease of animals and people worldwide, caused by an encapsulated yeast species of the genus Cryptococcus, which have a predilection for the nervous and respiratory systems. The majority of infections in dogs, are caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and ...
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Gnat, S.; Lagowski, D.
Publisher
Krajowa Izba Lekarsko Weterynaryjna, Warsaw, Poland
Citation
Życie Weterynaryjne, 2021, 96, 8, pp 568-574