Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in 11 dogs

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作者
Tomlin, J
Pead, MJ
Lloyd, DH
Howell, S
Hartmann, F
Jackson, HA
Muir, P
机构
[1] Univ London Royal Vet Coll, Dept Small Anim Med & Surg, N Mymms AL9 7TA, England
[2] United Med & Dent Sch Guys & St Thomas Hosp, St Johns Inst Dermatol, Dept Microbiol Dis, London SE1 7EH, England
[3] Univ Wisconsin, Sch Vet Med, Vet Med Teaching Hosp, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[4] N Carolina State Univ, Coll Vet Med, Raleigh, NC 27606 USA
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10.1136/vr.144.3.60
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S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
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0906 ;
摘要
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection was identified in 11 dogs. The infection was associated with surgical treatment, especially orthopaedic surgery. Infection after traumatic wounding, and recurrent pyoderma was also seen. Oral antibiotic treatment improved or resolved the infection in nine of the 11 dogs, although the methicillin-resistant isolates were susceptible to relatively few antibiotics.
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