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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2009 64(3):660-662; doi:10.1093/jac/dkp243
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Research letters

Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains between humans and dogs: two case reports

Ulrike Nienhoff1, Kristina Kadlec2, Iris F. Chaberny3, Jutta Verspohl4, Gerald-F. Gerlach4, Stefan Schwarz2,*, Daniela Simon1 and Ingo Nolte1

1 Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany 2 Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany 3 Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany 4 Institute for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany

* Corresponding author. Tel: +49-5034-871-241; Fax: +49-5034-871-246; E-mail: stefan.schwarz@fli.bund.de

Keywords: molecular typing , MRSA , antibiotic resistance , zoonosis , pet animals , antimicrobial resistance

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Pet animals have been shown to act as a reservoir of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, and transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between humans and animals has been described.1 For MRSA strains with a low host specificity, transfer is likely to occur in both directions between the humans and pets living in the same household.2–4 Dogs and cats have previously been reported to carry MRSA strains related to those of humans.5,6 To assess the presence of MRSA isolates among dogs and cats admitted to the Small Animal Clinic of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany, a survey was conducted during September 2007 to January 2008. Swabs were taken from the nose and the pharyngeal region as well as from the perineum of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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