Investigation of dogs as a reservoir of Penicillium marneffei in northern Thailand

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Chaiwun B., Vanittanakom N., Jiviriyawat Y., Rojanasthien S., Thorner P.
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2014
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79952697754&partnerID=40&md5=96785e8b6ef478d321c411358ab9c45f; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21236714; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/7482
• المؤسسة: Chiang Mai University

Background: Penicillium marneffei is a dimorphic pathogenic fungus endemic in Southeast Asia that usually causes disseminated disease, mainly in immunocompromised individuals, especially those with HIV infection. Untreated cases are usually fatal. The only known natural reservoir exists in bamboo ra...