Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Evaluation of topical therapies for the treatment of dermatophyte-infected hairs from dogs and cats.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
- Year:
- 1995
- Authors:
- White-Weithers, N & Medleau, L
- Affiliation:
- Department of Small Animal Medicine · United States
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
In a study looking at how well different topical antifungal treatments work on infected hairs from dogs and cats, researchers tested seven products, including lime sulfur and enilconazole solutions. They soaked or shampooed the infected hairs with these products twice a week for four weeks. The results showed that lime sulfur and enilconazole were the most effective, completely stopping fungal growth after just two treatments. Chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine worked after four treatments, while sodium hypochlorite and ketoconazole shampoo needed eight treatments to show any effect. Unfortunately, captan did not help at all during the study.
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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