Sentences with phrase «cytologic examination»

Long - term surveillance to prevent recurrence of pruritic skin diseases or secondary pyoderma and Malassezia dermatitis — surface cytologic examination looking for organism overgrowth should be performed whenever inflammation seems to be exacerbating in an ischemic dermatopathy.

In dogs with unresponsive superficial pyoderma or deep pyoderma or when rod - shaped bacteria are identified on cytologic examination, select antibiotic therapy based on bacterial culture and antimicrobial sensitivity testing.