Antimicrobials are important tools for the therapy of infectious bacterial diseases in
companion animals. Loss of efficacy of antimicrobial substances can seriously compromise …

Since the 1940s, Staphylococcus aureus has adapted to the use of different antimicrobials to
treat infections. Although S. aureus can act as a commensal bacterium, some strains are …

Staphylococci are important opportunistic pathogens in most animal species. Among the
most relevant species are the coagulase positive species Staphylococcus aureus and …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a critically important human pathogen
that is also an emerging concern in veterinary medicine and animal agriculture. It is present …

An emerging subtype of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), clonal
complex (CC) 398, is associated with animals, particularly pigs. We conducted a matched …

Background Studies in several European countries and in North America revealed a
frequent nasal colonization of livestock with MRSA CC398 and also in humans with direct …

The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has changed
dramatically over the past 15 years. Initially a nosocomial pathogen, newly emergent strains …

To estimate the proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates
from humans that were sequence type (ST) 398, we surveyed 24 laboratories in 17 countries …

Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) is increasingly reported in
small animals and cases of human infections have already been described despite its recent …

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a gram positive organism that serves as an
opportunistic pathogen and frequent colonizer of the epithelium causing severe diseases in …