Topical tea tree oil effective in canine localised pruritic dermatitis - A multi-centre randomised double-blind controlled clinical trial in the veterinary practice

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 408-414

  Reichling, J ^a   Fitzi, J ^b   Hellmann, K ^c   Wegener, T ^d   Bucher, S ^e   Saller, R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Kleintierpraxis Zur Muhle ^*  (Switzerland)

^c Klifovet AG   (Germany)

^d Consulting Herbal Medicinal Products ^*  (Germany)

^e BioConsult GmbH   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Canine pruritic dermatitis; Controlled veterinary field trial; Herbal cream; Tea tree oil

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TEA TREE OIL;

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; PYODERMA; RANDOMIZATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; DERMATITIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRURITUS; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; TEA TREE OIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA;

EID: 8844263933     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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