| the epidemiology of canine and feline dermatophytoses in southern italy. | a total of 424 animals (268 dogs and 156 cats) with skin lesions (alopecia and peripheral scaling) were examined from january 1999 to december 2002. of the 424 samples examined, 99 (23.3%) yielded a positive culture and, in particular, 20.5% of the dog samples and 28.2% of the cat samples. microsporum canis was the most common dermatophyte isolated from dogs and cats (77.7%), followed by geophilic dermatophyte species (m. gypseum, trichophyton terrestre). young dogs and cats, especially those yo ... | 2004 | 15601458 |