Recovery of borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (BORSP) from bone and soft tissue of a rheumatoid arthritis patient with severe osteoporosis: transmission from the family dog

We report a case of borderline oxacillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (BORSP) in a rheumatoid arthritis patient with severe osteoporosis. The organism is also resistant to erythromycin and clindamycin. We also present clear evidence on transmission from the family dog.

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This case report describes a patient with borderline oxacillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (BORSP) infection in a rheumatoid arthritis patient with severe osteoporosis. The organism is resistant to erythromycin and clindamycin, and evidence of transmission from the family dog is presented.