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Objectives of this study were to identify the predominant\n                    <jats:italic>Corynebacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                    species present in lesions of canine dermatitis, assess pathogenic role, determine antimicrobial susceptibility, and evaluate clinical response. Of 37 isolates identified as\n                    <jats:italic>Corynebacterium,<\/jats:italic>\n                    31 were\n                    <jats:italic>Corynebacterium auriscanis<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Most\n                    <jats:italic>Corynebacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolates were susceptible to chloramphenicol (97%), tetracyclines (92%), and amikacin (89%); isolate susceptibilities to \u03b2-lactams, trimethoprim-sulfonamides, and fluoroquinolones were &lt;50%. Most cultures grew mixed populations of bacteria;\n                    <jats:italic>C. auriscanis<\/jats:italic>\n                    was the only organism isolated in three patients. At recheck, 2\u20138 wk after initial presentation, pleomorphic rods were absent or significantly decreased in all patients. Two of three\n                    <jats:italic>C. auriscanis<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolates were obtained in pure culture and were evaluable, meaning patient had an initial exam and recheck examination. Both patients were already on antimicrobials to which\n                    <jats:italic>C. auriscanis<\/jats:italic>\n                    was resistant in vitro. Both improved after doxycycline administration.\n                    <jats:italic>C. auriscanis<\/jats:italic>\n                    may act as an opportunistic pathogen in canine dermatitis and may not respond to antimicrobial therapy based on susceptibilities for other organisms in mixed infections. Occasionally,\n                    <jats:italic>Corynebacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolated alone may be pathogenic.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5326\/jaaha-ms-6243","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,11,4]],"date-time":"2015-11-04T14:49:10Z","timestamp":1446648550000},"page":"372-379","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Retrospective Evaluation of Canine Dermatitis Secondary to Corynebacterium spp."],"prefix":"10.5326","volume":"51","author":[{"given":"Nicole Ann","family":"Boynosky","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Dermatology Department, Veterinary Specialty Hospital, San Diego, CA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Laura B.","family":"Stokking","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Dermatology Department, Veterinary Specialty Hospital, San Diego, CA."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"3280","reference":[{"key":"i1547-3317-51-6-372-b01","series-title":"Clin Microbiol Rev","first-page":"227","article-title":"Coryneform bacteria in infectious disease: clinical and laboratory aspects","volume":"3","author":"Coyle\n              MB,","year":"1990","unstructured":"Coyle\n              MB, \n            \n              Lipsky\n              BA.\n            \n          \n          Coryneform bacteria in infectious disease: clinical and laboratory aspects. 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