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Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy
Joint Authors
Proverbio, Daniela
Spada, Eva
Della Pepa, Alessandra
Ferro, Elisabetta
Perego, Roberta
Bagnagatti de Giorgi, Giada
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dermatophytes in stray cats with and without clinical lesions from different colonies in rural and urban areas of Milan and surroundings in northern Italy.
Stray cats (273) were caught during a trap-neuter-release (TNR) program conducted in different colonies of northern Italy in both rural and urban areas.
Each cat was examined in dark environment with a Wood’s lamp prior to sample collection.
Hair or scales exhibiting typical fluorescence were removed with a pair of sterile hemostats and cultured.
The hair of all cats was then sampled by Mackenzie modified brush technique regardless of the presence or absence of skin lesions attributable to dermatophytosis.
All the hair samples were subjected to fungal culture.
15 cats were positive (5.5%).
Microsporum canis was the most common dermatophyte isolated (13/15).
The only other isolated dermatophyte was Trichophyton mentagrophytes (2/15).
Our estimated prevalence of dermatophytes in stray cats was much lower than other Italian studies on the same population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Proverbio, Daniela& Perego, Roberta& Spada, Eva& Bagnagatti de Giorgi, Giada& Della Pepa, Alessandra& Ferro, Elisabetta. 2014. Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051934
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Proverbio, Daniela…[et al.]. Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051934
American Medical Association (AMA)
Proverbio, Daniela& Perego, Roberta& Spada, Eva& Bagnagatti de Giorgi, Giada& Della Pepa, Alessandra& Ferro, Elisabetta. Survey of Dermatophytes in Stray Cats with and without Skin Lesions in Northern Italy. Veterinary Medicine International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051934
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051934