PMID- 16961819
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20070130
LR  - 20060911
IS  - 0959-4493 (Print)
IS  - 0959-4493 (Linking)
VI  - 17
IP  - 5
DP  - 2006 Oct
TI  - Screening of Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus intermedius, and 
      Staphylococcus schleiferi isolates obtained from small companion animals for 
      antimicrobial resistance: a retrospective review of 749 isolates (2003-04).
PG  - 332-7
AB  - Companion animal staphylococcal isolate antibiograms were screened 
      retrospectively to determine the frequency of methicillin-resistant (MR) 
      infection by Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus intermedius, and 
      Staphylococcus schleiferi. Rates of MR were: S. aureus 35%, S. intermedius 17%, 
      and S. schleiferi 40%. Frequency of isolation of methicillin-resistant S. aureus 
      (MRSA) from dogs and cats was similar, whereas methicillin-resistant S. 
      intermedius (MRSI) and methicillin-resistant S. schleiferi (MRSS) were 
      significantly more common in dogs. MRSS was more commonly associated with 
      superficial (skin and ear canal) infections, whereas MRSA was more commonly 
      associated with deep infections. The MR strain resistance pattern to other 
      classes of antibiotics was also investigated. MRSA was resistant to the most 
      classes of antibiotics, followed by MRSI, while MRSS maintained the most 
      favourable susceptibility profile. MR staphylococci may pose a significant risk 
      to animal and public health. Therefore, to avoid selecting for resistant strains 
      in cases of suspected staphylococcal infection, clinicians should consider 
      culture and susceptibility testing early in the course of treatment.
FAU - Morris, Daniel O
AU  - Morris DO
AD  - Department of Clinical Studies - Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, 3900 
      Delancey St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. domorris@vet.upenn.edu
FAU - Rook, Kathryn A
AU  - Rook KA
FAU - Shofer, Frances S
AU  - Shofer FS
FAU - Rankin, Shelley C
AU  - Rankin SC
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Vet Dermatol
JT  - Veterinary dermatology
JID - 9426187
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Cat Diseases/*microbiology
MH  - Cats
MH  - Dog Diseases/*microbiology
MH  - Dogs
MH  - *Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology/*veterinary
MH  - Staphylococcus/*drug effects/isolation & purification
EDAT- 2006/09/12 09:00
MHDA- 2007/01/31 09:00
CRDT- 2006/09/12 09:00
PHST- 2006/09/12 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/01/31 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/09/12 09:00 [entrez]
AID - VDE536 [pii]
AID - 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2006.00536.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Vet Dermatol. 2006 Oct;17(5):332-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2006.00536.x.