title: Potential role of pet animals in household transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a narrative review.
abstract: In this narrative review, we found numerous reports suggesting that dogs and cats may play a role in household methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission and recurrent MRSA infection in human contacts. Future work should emphasize elucidating more clearly the prevalence of MRSA in household pets and characterize transmission dynamics of MRSA humans and pet animals.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bramble
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tolomeo
authors.forename: Ebbing
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lautenbach
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D057805:Pets / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission*