{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["36(5)"],"submitter":["Pieper JB"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Objective</h4>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.<h4>Animals</h4>Nine dogs with crusts or epidermal collarettes and cytological findings consistent with SBF were recruited.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Each clinical lesion was div"],"journal":["Veterinary dermatology"],"pagination":["621-629"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12420894"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Use of saline-soaked bacterial culture swabs increases bacterial recovery in dogs with superficial bacterial folliculitis."],"pmcid":["PMC12420894"],"pubmed_authors":["Pieper JB","Berger DJ","Kreuder AJ","VanDusseldorp P"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Use of saline-soaked bacterial culture swabs increases bacterial recovery in dogs with superficial bacterial folliculitis.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Objective</h4>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.<h4>Animals</h4>Nine dogs with crusts or epidermal collarettes and cytological findings consistent with SBF were recruited.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Each clinical lesion was div","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Oct","modification":"2026-04-20T03:21:23.286Z","creation":"2026-04-20T03:10:20.148Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12420894","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40344589"],"doi":["10.1111/vde.13355"]}}