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Nasal bacteria in shelter dogs with skin problems and staph infections
By Horsman, Sara et al.·Published in Scientific reports·2023·School of Veterinary Science, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Nasal microbiota profiles in shelter dogs with dermatological conditions carrying methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus species.
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Plain-English summary
A group of shelter dogs with skin problems was studied to see how their nasal bacteria compared to dogs without skin issues. The researchers found that the dogs with skin conditions had less variety and fewer types of bacteria in their noses over time. This suggests that skin infections caused by Staphylococcus bacteria might affect the overall health of their nasal microbiota. The study highlights the potential benefits of treatments aimed at restoring healthy nasal bacteria, such as decolonization and probiotics.
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Abstract
Dermatological conditions may be complicated by Staphylococcus spp. infections influencing skin and nasal microbiota. We investigated the associations between the resident nasal microbiota of shelter dogs with and without dermatological conditions carrying methicillin-resistant and -sensitive Staphylococcus spp. Nasal sampling of 16 dogs with and 52 without dermatological conditions were performed upon shelter admission (baseline), and then bi-weekly until discharge (follow-up). All samples were cultured for Staphylococcus spp., while 52 samples underwent microbiota analysis. Two elastic net logistic regression (ENR) models (Model 1-baseline samples; Model 2-follow-up samples) were developed to identify predictive associations between dermatological conditions and the variables: signalment, antimicrobial treatment, and nasal microbial genera. Follow-up nasal samples of dogs with dermatological conditions had decreased microbiota diversity and abundance compared to dogs without dermatological conditions. Our ENR models identified predictive differences in signalment and nasal microbial genera between baseline and follow-up samples. Co-occurrence networks showed nasal microbial genera were more dissimilar when comparing dogs with and without dermatological conditions at follow-up. Overall, this study is the first to investigate Staphylococcus spp. carriage effects on nasal microbial genera in a canine animal shelter population, and ultimately reveals the importance of investigating decolonisation and probiotic therapies for restoring nasal microbiota.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36964169/