RESUMO
The efficacy of a topical preparation containing 0.5% fusidic acid and 0.1% betamethasone-17-valerate was compared to a systemic therapy (comprising a combination of parenteral dexamethasone and oral clavulanate-potentiated amoxycillin) in the treatment of 104 dogs with acute moist dermatitis. Significant improvement was evident after seven days in both treatment groups in all clinical parameters assessed and there was no significant difference in the overall response between the two treatment groups. Staphylococcus intermedius was the most frequently isolated organism from swabs at the first visit (Day 0). No resistance to fusidic acid or clavulanate-potentiated amoxycillin was encountered. The study demonstrates no difference in the clinical improvement achieved in canine acute moist dermatitis following topical or systemic therapy and that both treatment regimes represent effective treatment options for the condition.
Assuntos
Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Betametasona/uso terapêutico , Dermatite/veterinária , Doenças do Cão/tratamento farmacológico , Ácido Fusídico/uso terapêutico , Administração Cutânea , Administração Oral , Amoxicilina/administração & dosagem , Amoxicilina/uso terapêutico , Animais , Antibacterianos/administração & dosagem , Anti-Inflamatórios/administração & dosagem , Betametasona/administração & dosagem , Dermatite/tratamento farmacológico , Dexametasona/administração & dosagem , Dexametasona/uso terapêutico , Doenças do Cão/microbiologia , Doenças do Cão/patologia , Cães , Inglaterra , Feminino , Ácido Fusídico/administração & dosagem , Géis , Masculino , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Recent outbreaks of bovine babesiosis caused by Babesia bovis in Swaziland had indicated the presence of the vector tick Boophilus microplus in the country although it had never before been directly identified. Engorged female Boophilus ticks were collected from cattle at diptanks in the course of a tick resistance survey and used to map the distribution of the two different species of Boophilus. B. decoloratus was found to be widespread throughout the country. B. microplus was identified for the first time in Swaziland and was found to have a patchy distribution. The implications of these findings are discussed.