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Occurrence of Pneumocystis carinii in Canine Distemper

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Pneumocystis carinii is a eukaryotic opportunistic pathogen causing pneumonia (PCP) in immunosuppressed patients. It is best known in human medicine as a pathogen of AIDS pa-tients and in immunosuppressed transplant and cancer patients (Waltzer 1993).

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  1. Section of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, PO. Box 57, FIN-00014, Helsinki, Finland

    A. Sukura & J. Laakkonen

  2. Pathology Unit, National Veterinary and Food Research Institute, Helsinki, Finland

    E. Rudback

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Sukura, A., Laakkonen, J. & Rudback, E. Occurrence of Pneumocystis carinii in Canine Distemper. Acta Vet Scand 38, 201–205 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548501

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