Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Isolated from Dogs with Recurrent Pyoderma
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been recently growing problem in small animal clinical practice due to increasing resistance to multiple number of antimicrobials. Present study reports the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of MRSA isolated from the dogs with recurrent pyoderma. Based on the cultural and biochemical studies 12 isolates were identified as Staphylococci aureus. Methicillin resistant Staphylococci aureus was identified based on the disc diffusion method. Fifty percent of the dogs showed the methicillin resistant Staphylococci aureus isolates which were resistant to almost all the antimicrobials used in the present study. Other fifty percent dogs had methicillin susceptible Staphylococci aureus which were susceptible to amoxicillin with sulbactum, cefpodoxime with clavulanic acid, enrofloxacin, cephalexin, ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, amoxicillin and clavulanic acid, cephadroxil and cefpodoxime. Most of the cultures were resistant to tylosin, lincomycin, erythromycin, azithromycin, gentamicin, amikacin. The alarming antimicrobial resistance and methicillin resistant Staphylococci aureus recorded in dogs with recurrent pyoderma indicative of personal hygiene to the animal owners.
Author: S Sivajothi
Institution: Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2340224060