Guideline for the management of feline sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis and literature revision

We herein present a Brazilian guideline for the management of feline sporotrichosis, a mycosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis. This guideline is an effort of a national technical group organized by the Working Group on Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM). This publication intends to provide information on clinical-epidemiological aspects of this zoonosis, as well as a literature revision. Moreover, it gives some practical information on diagnosis and treatment of feline sporotrichosis. It also contains information that can be helpful for the prevention and control of S. brasiliensis transmission.

Authors: I. D. F. Gremião, E. Martins da Silva da Rocha, H. Montenegro, A. J. B. Carneiro, M. O. Xavier, M. R. de Farias, F. Monti, W. Mansho, R. H. de Macedo Assunção Pereira, S. A. Pereira and L. M. Lopes-Bezerra Title: Guideline for the management of feline sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis and literature revision Full source: Braz J Microbiol, 2021,Vol 52, Iss 1, pp 107-124
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We herein present a Brazilian guideline for the management of feline sporotrichosis, a mycosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis. This guideline is an effort of a national technical group organized by the Working Group on Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM). This publication intends to provide information on clinical-epidemiological aspects of this zoonosis, as well as a literature revision. Moreover, it gives some practical information on diagnosis and treatment of feline sporotrichosis. It also contains information that can be helpful for the prevention and control of S. brasiliensis transmission.