title: Bacteria and yeast on the surface and within non-inflamed hair follicles of skin biopsies from cats with non-neoplastic dermatoses.
abstract: Coccoid bacteria and/or yeasts were found in the surface keratin or exudate or, rarely, the pilar canal of non-inflamed hair follicles upon light microscopic examination of skin biopsies from 57 of 338 cats (16.9%) with non-neoplastic skin disorders. The presence of these microorganisms did not appear to suggest a specific dermatosis, nor the existence of a clinically relevant infection in the majority of cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca 14853.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001706:Biopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006197:Hair / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification*