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RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
Volume 136, Issue -, Pages 138-142Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.02.012
Keywords
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius; MRSP; Carriage; Spatial analysis
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- University of Queensland
- John and Mary Kibble Trust Fund
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MRSP carriage was detected in dogs from South East Queensland, with risk factors including previous hospitalisation, previous bacterial infection, consultation type, average precipitation, and human population density. The highest carriage probability was observed in Brisbane city, Sunshine Coast and Gympie, suggesting a geographical clustering of MRSP carriage in dog populations from the region.
To detect methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and S. pseudintermedius (MRSP) swab samples were collected from dogs, cats and horses from South East Queensland (SE QLD). MRSP carriage in dogs was 8.7% and no MRSP was isolated from cats and horses; no MRSA was isolated. Risk factors for carriage included previous hospitalisation, previous bacterial infection, consultation type, average precipitation, and human population density. The probability of MRSP carriage was highest in Brisbane city, Sunshine Coast and Gympie. This suggests that MRSP carriage in dog populations from SE QLD is geographically clustered and associated with clinical and environmental factors.
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