Population wide assessment of antimicrobial use in dogs and cats using a novel data source–a cohort study using pet insurance data

LY Hardefeldt, J Selinger, MA Stevenson… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial use in veterinary practice is under increasing scrutiny as a contributor to the
rising risk of multidrug resistant bacterial pathogens. Surveillance of antimicrobial use in …

Clonal diversity and geographic distribution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius from Australian animals: Discovery of novel sequence types

KA Worthing, S Abraham, GW Coombs, S Pang… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) is an increasingly prevalent
pathogen in veterinary medicine. This study examined the molecular epidemiology of …

Veterinary students' knowledge and perceptions about antimicrobial stewardship and biosecurity—a national survey

L Hardefeldt, T Nielsen, H Crabb, J Gilkerson… - Antibiotics, 2018 - mdpi.com
A better understanding of veterinary students' perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge about
antimicrobial stewardship and biosecurity could facilitate more effective education of future …

Methicillin-resistant staphylococci amongst veterinary personnel, personnel-owned pets, patients and the hospital environment of two small animal veterinary …

KA Worthing, J Brown, L Gerber, DJ Trott… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigated the transmission cycle of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) in small companion animal …

Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Australian Animals and Veterinarians

KA Worthing, S Abraham, S Pang… - Microbial Drug …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
This study aimed to determine the frequency and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Australian animals and whether animal …

Qac genes and biocide tolerance in clinical veterinary methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

KA Worthing, A Marcus, S Abraham, DJ Trott… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Qac genes are associated with increased tolerance to quaternary ammonium compounds
and other cationic biocides such as chlorhexidine. This study aimed to determine whether …

Characterization of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Elements from Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Infections in Australian …

KA Worthing, S Schwendener, V Perreten, S Saputra… - Msphere, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
We examined the oxacillin resistance phenotype and genomic structure of staphylococcal
cassette chromosome mec (SCC mec) elements from 77 veterinary methicillin-resistant …

Carriage of critically important antimicrobial resistant bacteria and zoonotic parasites amongst camp dogs in remote Western Australian indigenous communities

B Rusdi, T Laird, R Abraham, A Ash, ID Robertson… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Camp dogs in indigenous communities in the Western Australian Kimberley Region, share
the domestic environment with humans and have the potential to act as carriers of, and …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in dogs with otitis externa

CB Scherer, LS Botoni, FM Coura, RO Silva… - Ciência Rural, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Infections by Staphyloccocus pseudintermedius in the skin of dogs have been object of
studies, since such microorganisms often present multiple resistance to antibiotics. This …

In vitro antimicrobial activity of narasin against common clinical isolates associated with canine otitis externa

WY Chan, EE Hickey, M Khazandi… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship are of ever‐increasing
importance in veterinary medicine. Re‐purposing of old drugs that are not used in human …