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Isolation of dermatophytes from dogs and cats in the South of England between 1991 and 2017

Long, S; Carveth, H; Chang, Y M; O’Neill, D; Bond, R

Authors

S Long

H Carveth

Y M Chang

D O’Neill

R Bond



Abstract

Background Since the epidemiology of canine and feline dermatophytosis might evolve in response to chronological, sociological and ecological factors, the authors studied the occurrence of dermatophyte pathogens over 27 years subsequent to the last major UK survey.

Methods Dermatophyte culture submission records from dogs and cats to the Royal Veterinary College Diagnostic Laboratory in England between 1991 and 2017 were reviewed. Samples were routinely cultured aerobically at 26°C for up to four weeks on Sabouraud’s dextrose agar containing cycloheximide and chloramphenicol; dermatophytes were identified using conventional phenotypic methods.

Results Proportional isolation from cats (15.9 per cent of 1389) exceeded that of dogs (8.1 per cent of 2193) (P

Citation

Long, S., Carveth, H., Chang, Y. M., O’Neill, D., & Bond, R. (2020). Isolation of dermatophytes from dogs and cats in the South of England between 1991 and 2017. Veterinary Record, vetrec-2020

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 4, 2020
Publication Date Sep 21, 2020
Deposit Date Oct 1, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Veterinary Record
Print ISSN 0042-4900
Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Pages vetrec-2020
Public URL https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1375614
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105957

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