[Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in a dog in the Netherlands].
In the Netherlands, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are regularly isolated from humans. We present the first isolation of MRSA from animal origin in the Netherlands. A coagulase positive staphylococcus was cultured from an infected wound in a Dutch dog that recently underwent surgery abroad. The staphylococcus was resistant to methicillin, ampicillin, amoxycillin + clavulanic acid, cephalexin, erythromycin, lincomycin, tetracycline, gentamicin and enrofloxacin. It was identified as S. aureus by fermentation of mannitol and Martineau-PCR. The presence of mecA was confirmed by PCR.
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Veterinair Microbiologisch Diagnostisch Centrum, Universiteit Utrecht.
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D000818:Animals; D003030:Coagulase / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D009426:Netherlands; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D003030:Coagulase; D008712:Methicillin