Use of saline-soaked bacterial culture swabs increases bacterial recovery in dogs with superficial bacterial folliculitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Canine superficial bacterial folliculitis (SBF) is a common recurrent condition with a growing requirement for culture and susceptibility as a consequence of increased antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship. Different opinions persist about the ideal technique for culture sample acquisition, which varies with lesion characteristics.

Objective

To determine if a difference exists in the recovered quantity of bacteria acquired when sampling nonexudative clinical lesions of SBF (crusts and epidermal collarettes) between a dry culture swab and a saline-moistened culture swab.

Animals

Nine dogs with crusts or epidermal collarettes and cytological findings consistent with SBF were recruited.

Materials and methods

Each clinical lesion was div

SUBMITTER: Pieper JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12420894 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature