First isolation of Alternaria alternata from a dog in Turkey

Abstract

Alternaria alternata is a fungus species which can infect animals and people as well as being commonly found in nature. On the other hand, animals with Alternaria infection can infect other animals and people by spreading a high amount of fungal spores. In this work, Alternaria alternata was detected for the first time in Turkey from the skin lesions of a dog, an antifungal susceptiblity testing was carried out and treatment with itracanozole to which the agent showed susceptibility was accomplished. The aim of this work was to report the Alternaria infection in dogs in Turkey for the first time, to draw attention to the zoonotic dimension of this disease and to emphasize the importance of antifungal susceptibility tests

Keywords

• Alternaria alternata
• anti-fungal susceptibility test
• dog

Türkiye’deki bir köpekte ilk Alternaria alternata izolasyonu

Abstract

Bir mantar türü olan Alternaria alternata doğada yaygın olarak bulunmakla birlikte insan ve hayvanları enfekte edebilmektedir. Diğer taraftan Alternaria enfeksiyonu geçiren hayvanlar mantar sporlarını yoğun bir şekilde etrafa bulaştırıp, diğer hayvanları ve insanları enfekte edebilir. Bu çalışmada; Türkiye’de bir köpeğin deri lezyonlarından ilk kez Alternaria alternata infeksiyonu tespit edilmiş, etkene karşı antifungal duyarlılık testi uygulanmış ve duyarlı tespit edilen itraconazole etken maddesi ile tedavi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın amacı, köpeklerde Alternaria enfeksiyonunu ülkemizde ilk kez bildirmek, hastalığın zoonotik yönüne dikkat çekmek ve antifungal duyarlılık testlerinin önemini vurgulamaktır

Keywords

• Alternaria alternata
• anti-fungal duyarlılık testi
• köpek

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