Prevalence of canine methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Italy

M De Lucia; A Moodley; F Latronico; A Giordano; M Caldin; A Fondati; L Guardabassi

doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.09.014

Prevalence of canine methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Italy

Res Vet Sci. 2011 Dec;91(3):346-8. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.09.014. Epub 2010 Oct 23.

Authors

M De Lucia¹, A Moodley, F Latronico, A Giordano, M Caldin, A Fondati, L Guardabassi

Affiliation

¹ Clinica Veterinaria Privata San Marco, Via Sorio 114/C Padova, Italy. michela_delucia@virgilio.it

PMID: 20971485
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.09.014

Abstract

The overall prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) was 2% (10/590) among 590 canine specimens submitted to an Italian veterinary diagnostic laboratory during a two-month period, and 21% (10/48) among Staphylococcus intermedius group (SIG) isolates. All methicillin-resistant strains exhibited additional resistance to fluoroquinolones, gentamicin, lincosamides, tetracyclines, and potentiated sulfonamides, belonged predominantly to spa type t02 and harboured SCCmec type II-III cassette.

MeSH terms

Animals
Dog Diseases / epidemiology
Dog Diseases / microbiology*
Dogs
Italy / epidemiology
Laboratories*
Methicillin / pharmacology*
Methicillin Resistance*
Prevalence
Staphylococcus / classification
Staphylococcus / drug effects*

Substances

Methicillin