Community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is becoming an
important public-health problem. New strains of S aureus displaying unique combinations of …

These evidence-based guidelines have been produced after a literature review of the
laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus …

Staphylococci are ubiquitous colonizers of the skin and mucous membranes and
Staphylococus aureus is the most pathogenic species. The spread of antibiotic resistance …

Staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC) elements are, so far, the only vectors described
for the mecA gene encoding methicillin resistance in staphylococci. SCC mec elements are …

Staphylococcus (S.) aureus is an important cause of wound infections in companion
animals, and infections with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) are of particular concern …

Objectives The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in livestock and related workers in …

Background Since the relationship between dogs and their owners has changed, and dogs
moved from being working dogs to family members in post-industrial countries, we …

In this study the prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
(MRSP) in clinical specimens of different animal species was defined by investigating a total …

Methicillin-resistant coagulase-positive staphylococci (CoPS) have become increasingly
recognised as opportunistic pathogens that limit therapeutic options in companion animals …

Clinical specimens of small animals (n= 869) were screened for the occurrence of methicillin-
sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA; MRSA) during routine …