Toxoplasma gondii and Alternaria sp.: An Original Association in an Immunosuppressed Dog with Persistent Skin Lesions
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Report
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Blaga, R.; Fabres, V.; Leynaud, V.; Fontaine, J.-J.; Reyes-Gomez, E.; Briand, A.; Crosaz, O.; Lagrange, I.; Blaizot, A.; Roux, D.L.; et al. Toxoplasma gondii and Alternaria sp.: An Original Association in an Immunosuppressed Dog with Persistent Skin Lesions. Pathogens 2023, 12, 114. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010114
Blaga R, Fabres V, Leynaud V, Fontaine J-J, Reyes-Gomez E, Briand A, Crosaz O, Lagrange I, Blaizot A, Roux DL, et al. Toxoplasma gondii and Alternaria sp.: An Original Association in an Immunosuppressed Dog with Persistent Skin Lesions. Pathogens. 2023; 12(1):114. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010114
Chicago/Turabian StyleBlaga, Radu, Virginie Fabres, Vincent Leynaud, Jean-Jacques Fontaine, Edouard Reyes-Gomez, Amaury Briand, Odile Crosaz, Isabelle Lagrange, Amandine Blaizot, Delphine Le Roux, and et al. 2023. "Toxoplasma gondii and Alternaria sp.: An Original Association in an Immunosuppressed Dog with Persistent Skin Lesions" Pathogens 12, no. 1: 114. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010114
APA StyleBlaga, R., Fabres, V., Leynaud, V., Fontaine, J.-J., Reyes-Gomez, E., Briand, A., Crosaz, O., Lagrange, I., Blaizot, A., Roux, D. L., Castillo, V. R., Maksimov, P., Guillot, J., Teifke, J. P., & Schares, G. (2023). Toxoplasma gondii and Alternaria sp.: An Original Association in an Immunosuppressed Dog with Persistent Skin Lesions. Pathogens, 12(1), 114. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010114