title: Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of canine Staphylococcus intermedius isolates from veterinary clinical specimens.
abstract: Sixty-six Staphylococcus intermedius isolates from canine clinical specimens were tested for susceptibility to various antimicrobial agents by the Bauer-Kirby disk diffusion method and a commercial microdilution system. All isolates were susceptible to cephalothin, cloxacillin, gentamicin, methicillin, and vancomycin. Resistance to ampicillin, penicillin G, and tetracycline was frequent. There was an overall 87% agreement of results from the disk diffusion and microdilution methods for 10 antimicrobial agents. There was greater than or equal to 94% agreement between the 2 methods for 7 antimicrobics; discrepancies were minor.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013045:Species Specificity; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents