In vitro activity of an ear rinse containing tromethamine, EDTA, benzyl alcohol and 0.1% ketoconazole on Malassezia organisms from dogs with otitis externa

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-119

  Cole, Lynette K ^a   Luu, Dao H ^b,c   Rajala Schultz, Paivi J ^a   Meadows, Cheyney ^a   Torres, Audrey H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MDS Inc   (Canada)

^c Laboratoires Omega Ltee   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZYL ALCOHOL; EDETIC ACID; KETOCONAZOLE; TROMETAMOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; EXTERNAL OTITIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALASSEZIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZYL ALCOHOL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EDETIC ACID; KETOCONAZOLE; MALASSEZIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OTITIS EXTERNA; TROMETHAMINE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MALASSEZIA; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS;

EID: 33847777388     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2007.00583.x     Document Type: Article

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