wound and ear infections, while in other patients systemic antimicrobial therapy will be required.
Screening for skin carriage of methicillin-resistant coagulase-positive staphylococci and Staphylococcus schleiferi in dogs with healthy and inflamed skin.
Vet Rec 2007; 161(14):496.
Gram's stain revealed 3+ gram-positive cocci, 3+ gram-positive rods, and 1+ gram-negative rods amidst a few inflammatory cells (3+ indicates 6 to 30 organisms, 2+ indicates 1 to 5 organisms, and 1+ indicates <1 organism per high-power field using an oil immersion lens at 100×). Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Production Animal Medicine
Abstract. intermedius varies with the site of isolation, sex or age of dogs. Longitudinal studies involving repeated cultures of the same individuals could help to clarify if animals or humans are colonized or contaminated by MRSP.MRSP colonization and infection has been described in dogs, cats, horses, birds and humans.Resistance to antimicrobial agents for 103 MRSP isolates from Europe and North AmericaResistance to antimicrobial agents for 103 MRSP isolates from Europe and North AmericaStudies on the risk factors for MRSP colonization or infection are scarce. Colonization is the presence, growth and multiplication of MRSP in one or more body sites without observable clinical signs or immune reaction.
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phage lysins, could potentially be used in the treatment or prophylaxis of MRSP.
He had developed localized cellulitis of the lower leg without evidence of systemic symptoms.
povidone-iodine).A commercial ear antiseptic containing chlorhexidine and Tris-EDTA showed good Novel approaches for the prevention of canine pyoderma, like vaccines, could help to improve the control options.Alternative therapeutic strategies for MRSP infections could include the use of bacteriophages with lytic activity towards MRSP.
Detailed guidelines for the appropriate use of antimicrobials in companion animal medicine are needed, as well as surveillance of consumption of antimicrobial agents in these animals.Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.
The transfer of SCCBetter diagnostic tools are needed for the identification of Studies need to document whether the long-term colonization of MRSP exists and find efficient ways to decolonize animals.
The lower disks are of oxacillin-resistant Summary of methods used to detect methicillin susceptibility in two clinical isolates of Since submission of this manuscript, we have recovered two additional staphylococcal isolates from unrelated patients that were also initially mistaken for We thank Rajyashree Gupta and Monica M. Fujii for their excellent technical assistance.Thank you for sharing this Journal of Clinical Microbiology article.NOTE: We request your email address only to inform the recipient that it was you who recommended this article, and that it is not junk mail.
Treatment of dogs and cats with such antimicrobial agents could result in the development of additional resistances with subsequent spread to humans. Search for other works by this author on:
In some countries, veterinary use of last-resort antimicrobials, including mupirocin, is limited to exceptional conditions or prohibited by law (Regulation 847/2008, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, on prohibiting or limiting the use of certain medicinal substances for animal treatment, 12 December 2008, Finland).Many MRSP infections are (post-operative) wound infections, and the improvement of wound management without the use of antimicrobial drugs is likely to be adequate and the preferred option for treatment.
Veterinary education on the recent taxonomical and resistance evolutions with regard to MRSP is needed.