Abstract
Out of 3,081 animals studied, 24.9% of pigs, 4.7% of chickens, 6.3% of dogs, 10.5% of cats, and 7.1% of rodents were Staphylococcus aureus positive. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was high in pigs (animals, 21.3%; batches, 46.5%), with all MRSA isolates and most methicillin-sensitive S. aureus isolates belonging to clonal complex 9 (CC9) and being multidrug resistant. The predominant S. aureus CCs among dog and cat isolates were similar. Among rodent isolates, CC398 predominated, with spa t034 the most frequent spa type detected.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Cats
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Chickens
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Dogs
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
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Genotype
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Molecular Typing
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Prevalence
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Rodentia
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / veterinary*
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Staphylococcal Protein A / genetics
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Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
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Swine
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Staphylococcal Protein A