Bacteriology + Mycology + Ectoparasites

hairs, skin scraping (tape test), scrufs, feathers + swab with medium

pathogenic agents (aerobic), dermatophytes, yeasts, ectoparasites

bacterial culture (MALDI-TOF), mycological culture, paraffin oil preparation

1 - 3 days
mycology up to 3 weeks

• For pathogenic yeasts, an antimycogram can be performed on special request.
• It is absolutely necessary to collect samples from the edge of the skin lesions.
• If mites are suspected, the depth of the scraping should be adapted to the habitat of the respective mite.
• Because of their habitat, some parasites such as Demodex mites can be detected at the roots of plucked hairs. If there are fur mites or predatory mites, it is often possible to find eggs attached to the hair.