Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Mycotic Infections in Canine Otitis Externa Kamaljyoti, Sharma Ashwani Kumar*, Sood Naresh Kumar1, Sharma Shukriti, Filia Gursimaran2 Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana-141004, Punjab 1Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex 2Animal Disease Research Centre *Corresponding author: E-mail: ashwanigadvasu@gmail.com
Online published on 26 July, 2017. Abstract In the present study, a total of 115 dogs with history and clinical symptoms of otitis were examined to explore fungal infections. Cytological examination of ear cerumen and microbiological isolation identified eight (8) dogs to be affected with fungal infections comprising of Aspergillus (n=4), Candida (n=3) and Cryptococcus infections (n=1) besides Malassezia yeast in another twenty two (22) dogs. Top Keywords Dog, fungal infection, otitis. Top |