ArticlePloS one2016
Is the Colonisation of Staphylococcus aureus in Pets Associated with Their Close Contact with Owners?
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- The global prevalence of fusidic acid resistance in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2021Pooled it
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- Microbial Interconnections in One Health: A Critical Nexus Between Companion Animals and Human Microbiomes.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Living with dogs and cats: Is it a risk factor for community acquired methicillin-resistantRevista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2025Article
- Molecular Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Profile ofVeterinary medicine international · 2025Article
- Detection of the methicillin-resistantOpen veterinary journal · 2024Article
- Occurrence of antimicrobial-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Brazilian veterinary hospital environment.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2023Article
- Antimicrobial resistance patterns ofJournal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2023Article
- Colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus species in healthy and sick pets: prevalence and risk factors.BMC veterinary research · 2023Article
- The Epidemiology of Animal-Associated Methicillin-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Clonal dissemination of successful emerging cloneOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023Article
- Staphylococcal species composition in the skin microbiota of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica).PloS one · 2023Article
- Prevalence and antibiotic resistance ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Article
- Molecular Epidemiology ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Forecasting Staphylococcus aureus Infections Using Genome-Wide Association Studies, Machine Learning, and Transcriptomic Approaches.mSystems · 2022Article
- Anthroponotic-Based Transfer ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Investigation of Bacterial Isolations and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Chronic Rhinitis in Cats.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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Abstract
In human beings and animals, staphylococci constitute part of the normal microbial population. Staphylococcus aureus could be classified as an opportunistic pathogen because the bacteria are noted in clinically healthy individuals, but when the immune system becomes compromised, they can also cause a wide range of infections. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that cats who are in close contact with their owners are at the greatest risk of being colonised with S. aureus. Two groups of cats were investigated: single, pet (domestic) cats that do not have outdoor access; and a local population of feral cats living in urban areas. The prevalence of S. aureus in domestic cats was 19.17%, while it's prevalence in the feral cat population was only 8.3%; which was statistically significant. Analysis of antibiotic resistance, at the genotypic as well as phenotypic level, showed that S. aureus isolates from pet cats were more likely to harbour antibiotic resistant determinants. The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in households was 10.21%, while in feral cats it was only 1.4%. In conclusion, this study has revealed a correlation between close contact with humans and a higher risk of the cats being colonised with S. aureus and harbouring the antibiotic resistant determinants.
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