Bacterial Skin Infections in Small Animals

Bacterial Skin Infections in Small Animals

By Alberto Martin Cordero

Bacterial Skin Infections in Small Animals describes the most common bacterial skin infections affecting cats and dogs, their clinical presentation, and aetiological agents, besides offering practical techniques and advice for their identification and management using clear images, tables, and diagrams. It also facilitates veterinary surgeons with the tools to treat resistant infections and explains the latest developments in topical and systemic treatments.

Features:

  • Skin Infection Types and Diagnosis: Covers a variety of skin infections in small animals, their diagnosis, and the role of the skin microbiome.
  • Superficial and Deep Infections: Details both superficial and deep bacterial infections, including their clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, and therapeutic management.
  • Pseudopyoderma Conditions: Addresses conditions like callus pyoderma, juvenile cellulitis, acne, and facial folliculitis with guidance on therapeutic management.
  • Bacteriological Culture and Treatment: Explains the bacteriological culture process, criteria for sampling, and the use of cytology in diagnosis.
  • Treatment Approaches and Bacterial Resistance: Discusses topical and systemic treatment options, selection of antibiotics, treatment duration, and the mechanisms of bacterial resistance.
Table of Contents

1- THE SKIN MICROBIOME AND DIAGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL SKIN INFECTIONS

  • The skin microbiome and skin infections
  • Microbiome and microbiota
  • Bacterial skin infections
  • Resident or transient bacteria
  • Canine atopic dermatitis and dysbiosis
  • Diagnosis of bacterial skin infections

2- SUPERFICIAL BACTERIAL INFECTIONS

  • Pyotraumatic dermatitis
  • Intertrigo
  • Impetigo
  • Mucocutaneous pyoderma
  • Superficial bacterial folliculitis

3- DEEP BACTERIAL INFECTIONS

  • Skin lesions
  • Sampling and cytological findings
  • Folliculitis, deep furunculosis, and cellulitis
  • Mycobacterial infections
  • Actinomycosis
  • Nocardiosis

4- PSEUDOPYODERMA

  • Callus pyoderma
    • Therapeutic management
  • Juvenile cellulitis
  • Acne
  • Facial folliculitis and eosinophilic furunculosis

5- BACTERIOLOGICAL CULTURE AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

  • Choice of laboratory
  • Criteria for sampling for bacterial culture
  • Cytology in the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial infections
  • Recurrence should not be mistaken for resistance
  • Materials
  • Transport medium for bacteriological culture
  • Technique
  • Minimum inhibitory concentration and breakpoints
  • Choice of antimicrobial drug

6- TOPICAL TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL SKIN INFECTIONS

  • General principles of topical therapy
  • Antimicrobial agents and their mechanisms of action

7- SYSTEMIC TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL SKIN INFECTIONS

  • Selection of systemic antibiotics
  • Treatment duration
  • Owner compliance

8- MECHANISMS OF BACTERIAL RESISTANCE

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP)

Zoonotic implications of MRSP

MRSP clonality and variants

Biofilm

Contamination and disinfection of hospital areas and medical personnel

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