Since the 1960s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged,
disseminated globally and become a leading cause of bacterial infections in both health-
care and community settings. However, there is marked geographical variation in MRSA
burden owing to several factors, including differences in local infection control practices and
pathogen-specific characteristics of the circulating clones. Different MRSA clones have
resulted from the independent acquisition of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec …

The aim of the study was to investigate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) among employees of a
small animal hospital and the hospital environment. In total, 96 swabs from employees and
73 swabs from the clinic environment were investigated. Cation-adjusted-Mueller-Hinton
broth (CAMHB)+ 6.5% NaCl was used for enrichment before plating on Mueller-Hinton (MH)
agar with 2% NaCl and 0.25 mg/L oxacillin. The staphylococcal species was determined …