title: Antibiogram and production of beta-lactamase by canine isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Clinical isolates of canine S. aureus strains (213) have been investigated for ability to produce beta-lactamase and sensitivity to 12 antibiotics. Fifty (23.5%) strains produced beta-lactamase. Using only the paper disc antibiotic diffusion method 17 of these would incorrectly have been classified was sensitive to beta-lactamase antibiotics. all strains were sensitive to methicillin, gentamicin and fusidic acid.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004285:Dogs; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001618:beta-Lactamases