| Clinical prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus and Staph. intermedius in dogs. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 12174038 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
AIMS: This study was undertaken to investigate whether the antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus and Staph. intermedius varies with the site of isolation, sex or age of dogs. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 867 isolates of Staph. aureus and 1339 isolates of Staph. intermedius were obtained from nose, eye, ear, reproductive extremity, urine, abscess, skin and throat isolates. Staphylococcus intermedius isolates were isolated most frequently and adult and male dogs were more common compared with juveniles and/or female dogs. Antimicrobial resistance was commonly found for penicillin G, lincomycin, tetracycline and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole in both Staphylococcus species. Surprisingly, we detected significant resistance to cloxacillin in male (67.1%) and female (69.4%) Staph. aureus isolates, irrespective of the anatomical site of isolation. The resistance or susceptibility of isolates of Staph. aureus from reproductive extremities and isolates of Staph. intermedius from ear, eye and abscess sites was associated with the age of the animal. CONCLUSIONS: Antimicrobial susceptibilities in Staph. aureus and Staph. intermedius often differed with regard to the site of isolation, sex and age of the animal. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Increasing antimicrobial resistance in staphylococci in veterinary medicine complicates the empirical selection of antimicrobial agents. These complications reveal a continuously evolving, complicated multifactoral process of the site of isolation, sex and age of the animal. |
| | |
Authors:
|
K A Hoekstra; R J L Paulton |
Related Documents
:
|
1270128 - Chemical and biological properties of extracellular slime produced by staphylococcus au... 18293658 - Achyrocline satureioides (lam.) dc (marcela): antimicrobial activity on staphylococcus ... 10882698 - In vitro potency of moxifloxacin, clinafloxacin and sitafloxacin against 248 geneticall... 12011538 - Bactericidal effect of combinations of antibiotic and antineoplastic agents against sta... 17709408 - Bacillus anthracis exosporium protein bcla affects spore germination, interaction with ... 22166378 - Why is it important to correctly identify haemonchus species? |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of applied microbiology Volume: 93 ISSN: 1364-5072 ISO Abbreviation: J. Appl. Microbiol. Publication Date: 2002 |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2002-08-13 Completed Date: 2002-10-18 Revised Date: 2003-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9706280 Medline TA: J Appl Microbiol Country: England |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 406-13 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Animal Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Aging Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology* Dog Diseases / epidemiology*, microbiology Dogs Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Female Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Organ Specificity Prevalence Sex Characteristics Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology, microbiology, veterinary* Staphylococcus / classification, drug effects*, isolation & purification Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*, isolation & purification |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
|
0/Anti-Bacterial Agents |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Garlic (Allium sativum) as an anti-Candida agent: a comparison of the efficacy of fresh garlic and f...
Next Document: Virulence markers in Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria isolates from freshwat...