Molecular confirmation of transmission route of Staphylococcus intermedius in mastoid cavity infection from dog saliva.
We report a case of infection of a mastoid cavity after mastoidectomy had been performed for chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma. The infection was caused by Staphylococcus intermedius after a pet dog had licked the patient's ears. Bacterial strains from the dog's saliva and the otorrhea in the patient were confirmed to be identical by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis. The possibility of an oral transmission route of S. intermedius from pets to humans should be noted.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Japan. kikuti@clabo.twmu.ac.jp
Ken
K
Kikuchi
Toshiko
T
Karasawa
Chuncheng
C
Piao
Ichiro
I
Itoda
Hiroko
H
Hidai
Hisashi
H
Yamaura
Kyoichi
K
Totsuka
Takayuki
T
Morikawa
Mikiko
M
Takayama
D000818:Animals; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004285:Dogs; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015047:Zoonoses
D004269:DNA, Bacterial