Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) among employees and in the environment of a small animal hospital

2018 ◽  
Vol 221 ◽  
pp. 153-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea T. Feßler ◽  
Riccarda Schuenemann ◽  
Kristina Kadlec ◽  
Vivian Hensel ◽  
Julian Brombach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Staphylococcus Pseudintermedius ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

Outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among staff and dogs in Swedish small animal hospitals

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrika Grönlund Andersson ◽  
Anders Wallensten ◽  
Sara Hæggman ◽  
Christina Greko ◽  
Göran Hedin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

scholarly journals Feline Otitis Externa Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Mixed Hemolytic Phenotype and Overview of Possible Genetic Backgrounds

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 599
Author(s):  
Jana Avberšek ◽  
Bojan Papić ◽  
Darja Kušar ◽  
Vladimira Erjavec ◽  
Katja Seme ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Otitis Externa ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Sccmec Type ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Spa Typing ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Broth Microdilution Method

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important cause of nosocomial infections in humans, but its importance in small animal practice is increasing. Here, we present a case of feline otitis externa (OE) caused by MRSA; both hemolytic and nonhemolytic variants with a stable phenotype were recovered from the external auditory canal after infection was detected by routine otoscopy. One isolate per variant underwent antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) by broth microdilution method, conventional spa typing and whole-genome sequencing (WGS). The results showed that both variants were genetically related and were of sequence type (ST) 1327, SCCmec type IV and spa type t005. AST and WGS showed that both isolates were resistant to β-lactams and sensitive to all tested non-β-lactam antibiotics. Both isolates were pvl-negative, but encoded several other virulence genes (aur, hlgABC, sak, scn, seg, sei, sem, sen, seo and seu). Genetic background of the mixed hemolytic phenotype was not identified; no differences in the agr locus or other regulatory regions were detected. Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms were identified but could not be associated with hemolysis. This well-documented case of MRSA infection in companion animals adds to the reports of MRSA infections with a mixed hemolytic phenotype.

scholarly journals Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among staff and pets in a small animal referral hospital in the UK

2005 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 692-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anette Loeffler ◽  
Amanda K. Boag ◽  
Julia Sung ◽  
Jodi A. Lindsay ◽  
Luca Guardabassi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Small Animal ◽  
Referral Hospital ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
The Uk
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