Treatment of ringworm in horses with natamycin.
A suspension based on the antibiotic, natamycin, was applied by sponging to 83 horses of various breeds and ages with signs of clinical ringworm. A number of different causative agents were involved of which Trichophyton equinum was the most common. Treatment successfully eliminated the disease within 4 weeks. After treatment the recovered animals did not show any evidence of re-infection for up to 6 months. The mycological clearance rate was 97 per cent and apart from the efficacy against ringworm, the preparation had the advantage of being non-irritant and odourless. It was also useful for treating the surroundings of the animals.
D000818:Animals; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006736:Horses; D008864:Microsporum; D010866:Natamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014005:Tinea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D010866:Natamycin