Methicillin resistance rates of 41% for Staphylococcus aureus, 16% S. intermedius, and 40% schleiferi have recently been reported in canine patients. These were deemed to be reflective referral clinician-selection biases, which would imply significantly lower methicillin-resistant staphylococcal carriage less-biased populations. In this study, swabs bacterial culture collected from five cutaneous sites on each 50 healthy dogs 59 with inflammatory skin disease determine prevalence relative...

Staphylococcus aureus and other coagulase-positive staphylococci (CPS) colonize skin mucous membrane sites can cause soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in humans animals. Factors modulating methicillin-resistant S. (MRSA) colonization infection remain unclear, including the role of greater microbial community environmental factors such as contact with companion In context a parent study evaluating households outpatients MRSA SSTI, objectives this were 1) to characterize microbiota that colonizes...

Abstract In this study, bacterial cultures were collected from five sites on each of 50 healthy cats and 48 with inflammatory skin disease (ISD), to determine prevalence carriage relative frequency methicillin resistance in coagulase‐positive staphylococci Staphylococcus schleiferi ssp. schleiferi. Latex agglutination testing for penicillin‐binding protein 2a (PBP2a) pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) performed all methicillin‐resistant (MR) isolates. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) the...

Summary Colonization by methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be persistent in people and is horizontally transmissible. The scientific literature suggests that domestic pets also participate cross‐transmission of MRSA within households. objectives this study were to evaluate the prevalence risk factors for carriage residing households with an MRSA‐infected person. From 66 which patient resided, we screened 47 dogs 52 cats using a swab protocol. Isolates from humans...

Abstract Yeasts of the genus Malassezia serve as both commensal microorganisms and pathogens on skin humans domestic animals. Although rare, cases life-threatening fungemia in people have been attributed to pachydermatis, for which dogs are a natural host. Zoonotic transfer has documented from immunocompromised patients by healthcare workers who own dogs. We investigated role pet risk factors mechanical carriage M. pachydermatis human hands. Dogs their owners were sampled pairs, fungal...

It has been shown that people and pets can harbour identical strains of meticillin-resistant (MR) staphylococci when they share an environment. Veterinary dermatology practitioners are a professional group with high incidence exposure to animals infected by Staphylococcus spp. The objective this study was assess the prevalence carriage MR aureus (MRSA), S. pseudintermedius (MRSP) schleiferi (MRSS) veterinary practice staff their personal pets. A swab technique selective media were used...

To define clinical differences between coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus schleiferi infections in dogs to identify risk factors for the isolation of oxacillin-resistant S schleiferi.Retrospective case series.225 (yielding 225 isolates).Information obtained from affected dogs' medical records included isolate body site source, antimicrobial treatments, primary disease. For each dog, was characterized susceptibility data were recorded. Risk infection based on coagulase...

Abstract Twenty‐one cases of cutaneous vasculitis in small animals (dogs and cats) were reviewed, divided by clinical signs into five groups. An attempt was made to correlate types with histological inflammatory patterns, response therapeutic drugs prognosis. Greater than 50% the idiopathic, whereas induced rabies vaccine, two associated hypersensitivity beef, one lymphosarcoma administration oral (ivermectin itraconazole). Only vaccine‐induced dogs had a consistent pattern...

Malassezia spp. dermatitis, a rare disorder in cats, has previously been associated with immune suppression and internal malignancies. This study evaluates the presence importance of feline biopsy specimens submitted for histopathological examination. Five hundred fifty haematoxylin eosin-stained skin received examination between January 1999 November 2000 were reviewed. Fifteen (2.7%) submissions contained organisms stratum corneum epidermis or follicular infundibulum. Eleven 15 cats...

Canine otitis externa (OE) is a common inflammatory disease that frequently complicated by secondary bacterial and/or yeast infections. The otic microbial population more complex than appreciated cytological methods and aerobic culture alone.Differences in fungal populations of the external ear canal will correlate with specific culture-based definitions Malassezia otitis.Forty client-owned dogs; 30 OE 10 healthy ears.Prospective study comparing samples, cultures culture-independent...

SUMMARY Objective To investigate the potential allergenic role of yeast Malassezia pachydermatis in dogs with clinical diagnosis atopic dermatitis. Animals 5 clinically normal nonatopic dogs, 10 cytologic evidence dermatitis, and 12 without Procedure A crude extract was produced by disrupting cell wall M . The 8 its fractions, which were generated fractionation a high-performance liquid chromatography column, injected along 46 commercial allergens for intradermal allergy testing sample...

To compare clinical information obtained from medical records of cats with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S (MSSA) infections, evaluate antibiograms MRSA MSSA for multiple-drug resistance (MDR), characterize the strain type staphylococcal chromosome cassette (SCC)mec each MRSA.70 isolates 46 cats.Clinical records, including signalment, signs, histologic examination affected tissues, outcomes, was compared between 2 groups. Composite were...

Abstract Objective —To assess the degree of biological similarity (on basis genotype determined via pulsed-field gel electrophoresis [PFGE]) between isolates 2 Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies ( S subsp coagulans and ) in clinical samples obtained from dogs. Sample Population —161 160 canine patients. Procedures —A commercial microbiology identification system was used to identify each isolate as . Isolates underwent slide tube coagulase testing antimicrobial susceptibility testing. A...