Skin or soft tissue culture | Penicillins, quinolones, doxy, advanced cephalosporins, or carbapenems | |
Culture(May be confused with Lactobacillus or Enterococcus) | Penicillin, Erythromycin | |
Cryptococcosis | Antigen testing in CSF/serum India ink stain in CSF Culture | Fluconazole |
Avian mite dermatitis | Identification of mites on biopsy or skin scraping | Acaricide(pyrethrins) for birds, topical steroids for patient |
Non tuberculous mycobacteriosis | AFB and culture | Ethambutol, rifabutin, macrolides |
Pet bird-associated diseases as skin problems
