Table 5 Scientific articles on Sporothrix colonization in cats from different Brazilian regions, including the present study
Author/Year | Location | CRG (n) | +SG (n) | -SG (n) | Technique used to investigate the nails | Frequency of isolation in the nails (%) | Frequency of isolation in the oral cavity (%) | Frequency of isolation in the nasal cavity (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRG | +SG | -SG | CRG | +SG | -SG | CRG | +SG | -SG | ||||||
Schubach et al. [4]c | Rio de Janeiro/RJ | 84 | 148 | – | Seeding of the pool of nail fragments | – | 39.5 | – | 3.57 | 41.8 | – | – | 66.2 | – |
Schubach et al. [15]c | Rio de Janeiro/RJ | 10 | 347 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 49,1 | – | 0 | 70,5 | – |
Souza et al. [27]d | Rio Grande/RS | 24 | – | – | Paw impressions in culture medium | 29.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Leme et al., d [20] | Rio de Janeiro/RJ | 12 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 16.7 | 45.5 | – | 25 | 72.7 | – |
Madrid et al. [5]c | Rio Grande do Sul/ Brasila | – | 92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 45.2 | – | – | – | – |
Borges et al. [19]d | São Paulo/SP | 119 | 1 | – | Paw impressions in culture medium | 0 | 0.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Present studyc | Rio de Janeiro/ Brasilb | 175 | 104 | 92 | Seeding of the pool of nail fragments | 0 | 33 | 2.5 | 1.49 | 54 | 5.3 | – | – | – |