<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The genus <italic>Malassezia</italic> belongs to <italic>Basidiomycota</italic> and includes 16 species, from which <italic>M. pachydermatis</italic> is the most common in dogs. <italic>M. pachydermatis</italic> is a member of the normal mycobiota of the skin and mucosal sites of dogs. Under certain conditions, these yeasts can be opportunistic pathogens and involved skin and ear canal infections of these animals. Topical and oral antifungal agents are used for the therapy of <italic>Malassezia dermatitis</italic> and <italic>otitis</italic>. With the expanding use of antifungal agents, resistant strains of <italic>Malassezia</italic> are increasingly detected. In this study, the susceptibility of 40 <italic>M. pachydermatis</italic> isolates to fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, clotrimazole and nystatin were evaluated <italic>in vitro</italic> based on the modified standard disk diffusion method M44-2A.</p></abstract>

The genus Malassezia belongs to Basidiomycota and includes 16 species, from which M. pachydermatis is the most common in dogs. M. pachydermatis is a member of the normal mycobiota of the skin and mucosal sites of dogs. Under certain conditions, these yeasts can be opportunistic pathogens and involved skin and ear canal infections of these animals. Topical and oral antifungal agents are used for the therapy of Malassezia dermatitis and otitis. With the expanding use of antifungal agents, resistant strains of Malassezia are increasingly detected. In this study, the susceptibility of 40 M. pachydermatis isolates to fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, clotrimazole and nystatin were evaluated in vitro based on the modified standard disk diffusion method M44-2A.

Antifungal Susceptibility of <italic>Malassezia pachydermatis</italic> Isolates from Dogs

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice

Folia Veterinaria

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Antifungal Susceptibility of  Isolates from Dogs

The genus Malassezia belongs to Basidiomycota and includes 16 species, from which M. pachydermatis is the most common in dogs. M. pachydermatis is a member of...

Antifungal Susceptibility of Malassezia pachydermatis Isolates from Dogs

Publié en ligne: 09 juil. 2019

Pages: 15 - 20

Reçu: 10 janv. 2019

Accepté: 27 mai 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2019-0013

Mots clés
antifungal sensitivity, antimycotics, dogs, testing

© 2019 Sihelská Z. et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Antifungal Susceptibility of Malassezia pachydermatis Isolates from Dogs

Publié en ligne: 09 juil. 2019

Pages: 15 - 20

Reçu: 10 janv. 2019

Accepté: 27 mai 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2019-0013

Mots clésantifungal sensitivity, antimycotics, dogs, testing

© 2019 Sihelská Z. et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
antifungal sensitivity, antimycotics, dogs, testing