Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Top antifungal treatments for dog and cat skin infections
By White-Weithers, N & Medleau, LĀ·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital AssociationĀ·1995Ā·Department of Small Animal Medicine, United StatesĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Evaluation of topical therapies for the treatment of dermatophyte-infected hairs from dogs and cats.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A study tested seven antifungal treatments on hairs infected with a common skin fungus (Microsporum canis) from dogs and cats. The treatments included lime sulfur, enilconazole, chlorhexidine, povidone-iodine, sodium hypochlorite, captan, and ketoconazole shampoo. Lime sulfur and enilconazole worked best, stopping fungal growth after just two applications. Chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine were effective after four treatments, while sodium hypochlorite and ketoconazole needed eight treatments to show results. Captan did not help at all.
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Abstract
Seven commonly used, topical antifungal products (i.e., lime sulfur, chlorhexidine, captan, povidone-iodine, sodium hypochlorite, and enilconazole solutions, and ketoconazole shampoo) were evaluated for their antifungal activity on Microsporum canis-infected hairs from dogs and cats in an in vitro study. Hairs were soaked or shampooed in each product for five minutes twice a week for four weeks. Of the seven products used in this study, lime sulfur and enilconazole solutions were superior in inhibiting fungal growth; no growth occurred on fungal cultures after two treatments with either product. Chlorhexidine and povidone iodine solutions were effective after four treatments, and sodium hypochlorite solution and ketoconazole shampoo inhibited fungal growth after eight treatments. Captan did not inhibit fungal growth during the test period.
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