Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
By Weese, J Scott et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·2009·Department of Pathobiology, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius masquerading as cefoxitin susceptible in a dog.
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Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old dog developed a deep infection at the site of a recent surgery to fix a knee problem. The dog was limping and had a surgical site infection caused by a bacteria called Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Although initial tests suggested the bacteria was susceptible to a common antibiotic, further testing revealed it was actually resistant to it. The veterinarian treated the dog with doxycycline before and after surgery to remove the failed implant, and the dog recovered well without any further issues.
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Abstract
CASE DESCRIPTION: A 2-year-old dog was evaluated because of complications that developed following tibial plateau leveling osteotomy. Infection of the surgical site developed following removal of the failed implant. CLINICAL FINDINGS: The dog was lame with evidence of a deep surgical site infection, and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius was isolated from the surgical site. Results of in vitro testing indicated that the isolate was resistant to multiple antimicrobials but susceptible to cefoxitin. Subsequent testing confirmed that the isolate was methicillin-resistant S pseudintermedius and was in fact resistant to cefoxitin. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME: On the basis of results of follow-up testing, doxycycline was administered before and after surgery to remove the surgical implant. The dog recovered without further complications. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Findings suggested that certain strains of methicillin-resistant S pseudintermedius, which appears to be an emerging pathogen in dogs, may be falsely identified as methicillin susceptible on the basis of results of testing for cefoxitin susceptibility because cefoxitin may not induce the mecA gene as reliably in S pseudintermedius as it does in Staphylococcus aureus. Isolates of S pseudintermedius should be considered to likely be methicillin resistant when multidrug resistance is identified, even if susceptibility to some beta-lactam antimicrobials is reported.
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