Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30880543›Full record

ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2020

Otoscopy and aural cytological findings in a population of rescue cats and cases in a referral small animal hospital in England and Wales.

Sophie Tyler, Nicola Swales, Aiden P Foster, Toby G Knowles, Natalie Barnard

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Article in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sophie TylerBristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7973-5477
Nicola SwalesBristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2500-3246
Aiden P FosterBristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3808-8434
Toby G KnowlesBristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford, UK.
Natalie BarnardHighcroft Veterinary Referrals, Bristol, UK.
University of Bristol · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesOtitis externa is seen clinically in cats, although studies investigating this condition within the UK are lacking. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of

methodsOtoscopy was performed in 332 cats. Otoscopic findings were noted, including the gross visualisation of

resultsCONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This study shows that there was a low prevalence of

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Cat DiseasesEar DiseasesMite InfestationsAnimalsCatsCerumenEnglandOtoscopyPrevalencePsoroptidaeReferral and ConsultationWalesauralcytologicalMalasseziaOtodectesOtoscopyreferralrescue

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PMID30880543
PMCPMC10814575
OpenAlexW2922177297

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