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Wettstein K, Descloux S, Rossano A, Perreten V: Emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Switzerland: three cases of urinary tract infections in cats. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2008 Jul;150(7):339-43.
Methicillin resistance has emerged in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius from cats in Switzerland. Three cats suffering from urinary tract infections were infected with methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP). Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of the resistance profile showed that the isolates displayed resistance to all beta-lactams and cephalosporins (blaZ, mecA), fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines [tet (K)], macrolides, lincosamides and streprogramins B [erm (B)], chloramphenicol (catpC221), trimethoprim [dfr (G)] and the aminoglycosides gentamicin [aac (6')-Ie-aph (2')-Ia], kanamycin and neomycin [aph (3')-III] and streptomycin [ant (6)-Ia]. They also harbor the leukocidin gene lukS-I. MRSP represents a new challenge for antibiotic therapy and this zoonotic bacteria may rapidly spread to animals and humans. |
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