| [dermatophyte infection and colonization in dogs from south santiago, chile]. | our main aim was to determine the dermatophyte infection and colonization prevalence in canines from south santiago, chile. we studied 241 dogs, 121 of them presented cutaneous lesions suggestive of dermatophytosis and the other 120 were free from lesions and were considered clinically healthy. dermatophytes were isolated from the lesions of 48.8% of animals with cutaneous diseases and from 5% of healthy dogs. microsporum canis was the principal species isolated with a frequency of 98.3% from de ... | 2003 | 15456352 |
| [evaluation of the in vitro susceptibility pattern of clinical isolates of trichophyton mentagrophytes and trichophyton rubrum in santiago, chile]. | dermatophytes are a group of keratinophilic fungi able to produce dermatophytosis or tinea infections. in chile, trichophyton rubrum and trichophyton mentagrophytes are the ones most commonly isolated in adults, while microsporum canis is found among children. treatment of these infections is usually with topical or oral antifungals, such as griseofulvin or azole derivatives (clotrimazole, itraconazole, fluconazole), allylamines (terbinafine) or new drugs that are available. | 2015 | 24794211 |