title: The first case of a Staphylococcus pseudintermedius infection after joint prosthesis implantation in a dog.
abstract: We have reported a bacterial infection in a dog with progressive dysplasia of the hips. Orthopedic surgery was performed. Seven weeks prior to the surgery, the patient was bitten by another dog. The postimplantation wound exuded for four days after the surgery. Microbiological analysis performed by standard identification techniques showed the presence of Staphylococcus intermedius, but an additional molecular analysis indicated S. pseudintermedius. This was followed by an evaluation of antibiotic susceptibility of the strain which showed cefoxitin, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, doksycycline, erythromycin, and gentamicin resistance. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values for selected antibiotics were reported. Resistance for cefoxitin indicates that methicillin resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP) strains were present in individual macroorganisms, but they can expand and persist the colonization of other hosts.
authors: Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. jacek.miedzobrodzki@uj.edu.pl
authors: Jacek
authors: J
authors: Miedzobrodzki
authors: Andrzej
authors: A
authors: Kasprowicz
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Białecka
authors: Olga
authors: O
authors: Jaworska
authors: Klaudia
authors: K
authors: Polakowska
authors: Benedykt
authors: B
authors: Władyka
authors: Adam
authors: A
authors: Dubin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents