| Literature DB >> 20971485 |
M De Lucia1, A Moodley, F Latronico, A Giordano, M Caldin, A Fondati, L Guardabassi.
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. Copyright ÂEntities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20971485 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.09.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Res Vet Sci ISSN: 0034-5288 Impact factor: 2.534