Evaluation of fungicidal efficacy of benzalkonium chloride (Steramina G u.v.) and Virkon-S against Microsporum canis for environmental disinfection

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-261

  Marchetti, V ^a   Mancianti, F ^a   Cardini, G ^a   Luchetti, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; Evironment; Microsporum canis; Steramina G u.v.; Virkon S

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; KERATIN; STERAMINA G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRKON S;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DERMATOPHYTE; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INCUBATION TIME; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DISINFECTANTS; FOMITES; MICROSPORUM; PEROXIDES; SULFURIC ACIDS;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; MICROSPORUM CANIS;

EID: 31544478242     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-006-3199-2     Document Type: Article

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