Cluster of Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Humans in a Tertiary Hospital

2014/05/29 by Gustaf Starlander, Stefan Börjesson, Ulrika Grönlund-Andersson +3 · 2 citations
Medicine · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus #Mycobacterium research and diagnosis #Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

paper · pdf · doi:10.1128/jcm.00703-14

Abstract

The dog-associated Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a rare pathogen in humans. Here we describe a cluster of infections caused by the methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius clone ST71-J-t02-II-III. It involved four elderly patients at a tertiary hospital. Three patients had wound infections, and the strain had a tendency to cause bullous skin lesions.

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• Public health risk of antimicrobial resistance transfer from companion animals

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