Occurrence of highly fluoroquinolone-resistant and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in domestic animals

Authors: Lin, Ann E.; Davies, Julian E.

Source: Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Volume 53, Number 7, July 2007 , pp. 925-929(5)

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Abstract:

We describe phenotypic and genotypic analyses carried out on multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from domestic animals. The sequence type ST239 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from dogs were highly resistant to fluoroquinolones, and new combinations of GyrA and GrlA mutations were identified. These findings are consistent with a role for animal carriage in the dissemination of important human pathogens in the community.

Nous décrivons les analyses phénotypiques et génotypiques réalisées sur des isolats de Staphylococcus aureus présentant une résistance multiple aux drogues, prélevés d'animaux domestiques. Les souches ST239 de S. aureus resistant à la méthicilline isolées de chiens étaient fortement résistantes aux fluoroquinolones et de nouvelles combinaisons de mutations sur GyrA et GrlA ont été identifiées. Ces résultats sont compatibles avec le rôle d'un vecteur animal dans la dissémination de pathogènes communautaires humains importants.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2007-07-01

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