title: Antibiotic treatments of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius infection in a dog: a case presentation.
abstract: We report the antibiotic treatments administered to a female dog with mastitis and successive pyoderma. Microbiological investigations allowed the identification of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius after 54 days of various antibiotic treatments. The isolate carried the mecA gene and was resistant to 9 of 15 tested antibiotics. Consistent antibiotic treatment of the infection was possible only after accurate microbiological diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Istituto cantonale di microbiologia, Bellinzona.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Decristophoris
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mauri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Albanese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carnelli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vanzetti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zinsstag
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D008413:Mastitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D008911:Minocycline / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization / Q000662:veterinary; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C548250:MecA protein, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius; D008911:Minocycline