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ArticleBMC veterinary research2021

S. pseudintermedius and S. aureus lineages with transmission ability circulate as causative agents of infections in pets for years.

Laura Ruiz-Ripa, Carmen Simón, Sara Ceballos, Carmelo Ortega, Myriam Zarazaga, Carmen Torres, Elena Gómez-Sanz

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura Ruiz-Ripa *Área Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño, 26006, Spain.
Carmen SimónDepartamento de Patología Animal, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50013, Spain.
Sara CeballosÁrea Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño, 26006, Spain.
Carmelo OrtegaDepartamento de Patología Animal, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 50013, Spain.
Myriam ZarazagaÁrea Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño, 26006, Spain.
Carmen TorresÁrea Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño, 26006, Spain.
Elena Gómez-Sanz *Área Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño, 26006, Spain. elena.gomez@hest.ethz.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7666-3642
Universidad de La Rioja · ESUniversidad de Zaragoza · ES

Funding

Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) of Spain SAF2012-35474Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) of EU SAF2016-76571-RH2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA-FI-GF) 659314Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 167090
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStaphylococcus pseudintermedius (SP) and Staphylococcus aureus (SA) are common colonizers of companion animals, but they are also considered opportunistic pathogens, causing diseases of diverse severity. This study focused on the identification and characterization of 33 coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated from diseased pets (28 dogs and five cats) during 2009-2011 in a veterinary hospital in Spain in order to stablish the circulating lineages and their antimicrobial resistance profile.

resultsTwenty-eight isolates were identified as SP and five as SA. Nine methicillin-resistant (MR) isolates (27%) carrying the mecA gene were detected (eight MRSP and one MRSA). The 55% of SP and SA isolates were multidrug-resistant (MDR). MRSP strains were typed as ST71-agrIII-SCCmecII/III-(PFGE) A (n=5), ST68-agrIV-SCCmecV-B1/B2 (n=2), and ST258-agrII-SCCmecIV-C (n=1). SP isolates showed resistance to the following antimicrobials [percentage of resistant isolates/resistance genes]: penicillin [82/blaZ], oxacillin [29/mecA] erythromycin/clindamycin [43/erm(B)], aminoglycosides [18-46/aacA-aphD, aphA3, aadE], tetracycline [71/tet(M), tet(K)], ciprofloxacin [29], chloramphenicol [29/cat

conclusionsThe frequent detection of MR and MDR isolates among clinical SP and SA strains with noticeable virulence traits is of veterinary concern, implying limited treatment options available. This is the first description of MRSA-ST398 and MRSP-ST68 in pets in Spain, as well the first report of the dfrK-carrying Tn559 in SP. This evidences that current transmissible lineages with mobilizable resistomes have been circulating as causative agents of infections among pets for years.

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AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCarrier StateCat DiseasesCatsDog DiseasesDogsDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialMethicillin ResistanceMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPetsSpainStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcusStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsInfectionMRSAMRSA-CC398MRSPMRSP-ST71PetsTn559

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PMID33478473
PMCPMC7819200
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