title: Small animal disease surveillance: pruritus, and coagulase-positive staphylococci.
abstract: Presentation for pruritus comprised 6.5 per cent, 3.6 per cent and 2.0 per cent of canine, feline and rabbit consultations, respectively, between January 2014 and June 2016Topical antimicrobials were the most commonly prescribed pruritus treatments for dogs (33.6 per cent of consultations); for cats, it was systemic glucocorticoids (53.5 per cent)In surveillance of coagulase-positive staphylococci, 16 per cent of 176 coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated from canine diagnostic samples were sensitive to all tested antibacterial classes; multidrug resistance (resistance to three or more antibacterial classes) was found in 6.8 per cent.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infection and Global Health.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Vizcaíno
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infection and Global Health.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singleton
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infection and Global Health.
authors.forename: Philip H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infection and Global Health.
authors.forename: Bethaney
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heayns
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infection and Global Health.
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wardeh
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infection and Global Health.
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Radford
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, UK.
authors.forename: Peter J M
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.affiliation: BSAVA, Woodrow House, 1 Telford Way, Waterwells Business Park, Quedgeley, Gloucestershire GL2 2AB, UK.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Everitt
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002415:Cats; D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011817:Rabbits; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance / Q000662:veterinary*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003030:Coagulase