Comparison of acetate tape impression with squeezing versus skin scraping for the diagnosis of canine demodicosis

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatozoonoses em Animais Domésticos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatozoonoses em Animais Domésticos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatozoonoses em Animais Domésticos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em Dermatozoonoses em Animais Domésticos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Federal Fluminense University. Veterinary College. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.

Abstract

This study compared the sensitivity of acetate tape impression andskin squeezing with that of deep skin scraping for the diagnosis ofdemodicosis in dogs.Demodex caniswas detected in 100% ofacetate tape impressions obtained after skin squeezing and in 90%of deep skin scrapings. There was a significant difference (P<0.001)between the techniques in the total number of mites detected.Acetate tape impression with skin squeezing was found to be moresensitive than deep skin scraping and is an alternative diagnosticmethod for canine demodicosis.

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Acetate tape
Demodicosis
Dogs

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Wiley

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PEREIRA, A. V. et al. Comparison of acetate tape impression with squeezing versus skinscraping for the diagnosis of canine demodicosis. Australian Veterinary Journal, v. 90, n. 11, Nov. 2012.

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10.1111/j.1751-0813.2012.00994.x

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0005-0423

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2020-10-14

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