Methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains and their toxin genes in the nostrils of dogs and workers at an animal shelter
Journal
Journal of Applied Microbiology
Journal Volume
126
Journal Issue
6
Pages
1899-1909
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Huang T.-M.
Abstract
Aims: Methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA and MRSA, respectively) in the nostrils of dogs and workers at an animal shelter were cultured. Staphylococcal toxin genes were analysed to identify potential health concerns. Methods and Results: Samples were obtained from 441 dogs and 9 workers. The respective isolation rates of S. aureus and MRSA were 49·0% (216/441) and 1·6% (7/441) for shelter dogs and 44·4% (4/9) and 33·3% (3/9) for workers, respectively. Isolation of S. aureus in summer (61·9%) and in adult dogs (59·2%) were significantly higher than those in winter (35·8%) and in juvenile dogs (33·3%) (P?
Subjects
animal shelter; enterotoxin genes; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; SCC mec; Staphylococcus aureus
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Other Subjects
chloramphenicol; clindamycin; cotrimoxazole; erythromycin; oxacillin; rifampicin; Staphylococcus enterotoxin; tetracycline; bacterial DNA; enterotoxin; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; bacterium; canid; gene; gene expression; genotype; shelter; toxin; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic sensitivity; Article; bacterial gene; bacterium culture; bacterium isolation; dog; female; genetic analysis; genetic profile; male; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; molecular typing; nonhuman; seasonal variation; summer; winter; animal; genetics; genotype; human; isolation and purification; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; microbiology; nose cavity; prevalence; season; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus infection; Taiwan; veterinary medicine; Taiwan; Animalia; Canis familiaris; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus aureus; Animals; DNA, Bacterial; Dogs; Enterotoxins; Genotype; Humans; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Nasal Cavity; Prevalence; Seasons; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Taiwan
Type
journal article