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Title: | Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage among dogs and their owners | Authors: | Boost, Maureen Valerie O'Donoghue, Margie James, A. |
Issue Date: | Jul-2008 | Source: | Epidemiology and infection, July 2008, v. 136, no. 7, p. 953-964. | Abstract: | Case reports have indicated transmission of Staphylococcus aureus between humans and pets. We investigated associations between level of contact between dog and owner, and S. aureus colonization. In a cross-sectional study, nasal carriage and antibiotic susceptibility of S. aureus was determined for 830 dogs and 736 owners. Relatedness of isolates was investigated using antibiograms and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Associations between carriage and demographics or amount of contact between owners and dogs were documented. S. aureus was isolated in 24% of humans and 8¡P8% of dogs. Antibiotic resistance was significantly more common in canine iso | Keywords: | Field gel-electrophoresis Methicillin-resistant NASAL carriage Nosocomial infections Hong-Kong Pet dog Community Animals MRSA Transmission |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Journal: | Epidemiology and infection | ISSN: | 0950-2688 | EISSN: | 1469-4409 | DOI: | 10.1017/S0950268807009326 | Rights: | ©2007 Cambridge University Press The following article "M. V. BOOST, M. M. O'DONOGHUE and A. JAMES (2008). Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage among dogs and their owners. Epidemiology and Infection, 136, pp 953-964. doi:10.1017/S0950268807009326." is available at http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1872768 |
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