| prevalence of chlamydia, toxoplasma, toxocara and ringworm in farm cats in south-west england. | the prevalence of infection with chlamydia psittaci, toxoplasma gondii, toxocara cati and microsporum canis was examined in 51 cats on 22 sheep farms in the bristol area. serum antibody to c psittaci and t gondii was present in 45 per cent and 47 per cent of cats, respectively. at the time of sampling c psittaci was isolated from 6 per cent of the cats, t cati was identified in 63 per cent of faecal samples but neither t gondii nor m canis was isolated. when examined according to the farm of ori ... | 1987 | 3672827 |
| a glabrous microsporum canis in greater london. | a variant of microsporum canis, which produces glabrous colonies on primary culture, has been frequently isolated from cases of scalp and body ringworm by this department. the records of this laboratory, which undertakes a diagnostic service covering most of the greater london area, show that the prevalence of m. canis among scalp infections has increased during the past ten years, and this species is presently responsible for the majority of cases diagnosed by culture. the glabrous form now rep ... | 1981 | 7221800 |
| epidemiological and diagnostic features of canine and feline dermatophytosis in the united kingdom from 1956 to 1991. | between 1956 and 1991, 8349 samples from dogs and cats were received for investigation of suspected dermatophytosis, and 1368 (16 per cent) yielded positive cultures. cats had a significantly higher proportion of positive cultures (26 per cent) than dogs (10 per cent), and of these microsporum canis accounted for 92 per cent in cats and 65 per cent in dogs. the other isolates were diverse but mainly sylvatic dermatophytes, and m gypseum was isolated on only four occasions. different breeds of do ... | 1993 | 8212483 |
| analysis of the dermatophyte species isolated in the british isles between 1980 and 2005 and review of worldwide dermatophyte trends over the last three decades. | infections of the skin, hair and nails by dermatophyte fungi are common in developed and developing countries alike. however, the species involved and the resulting clinical entities vary both geographically and with time. we have surveyed 15,333 dermatophytes obtained from primary isolations at the mycology reference laboratory, bristol, uk from 1980 through 2005. several striking trends in dermatophyte prevalence were apparent over this period. the relative frequencies of isolations of microsp ... | 2007 | 17365649 |
| survey of dermatophytes on clinically normal cats in the southeast of england. | to report the incidence of dermatophytes on the hair coat of asymptomatic cats in the southeast of england. asymptomatic cats are often blamed for transmission of dermatophytes between animals and humans. this study may help to clarify whether cats are responsible for the increase in fungal infections among the human population. | 2005 | 16167594 |
| the dysgonic form of microsporum canis in n.w. london. | an account is given of the occurrence in n.w. london of ringworm due to the dysgonic form of microsporum canis in cats, dogs, and humans. the unusual morphology of the dysgonic strain is described as is the extraordinary lability of the fungus in culture. the distribution of cases in man and animals in the area is mapped. the clinical and epidemiological behaviour of the fungus, as illustrated by four family outbreaks, differs little from that of the typical strain. the origin of the dysgonic st ... | 1980 | 7387885 |