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Clonal spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Europe and North America: an international multicentre study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2010 · Vol. 65(6) · pp. 1145–1154

Vincent Perreten✉(University of Bern)Kristina Kadlec(Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut)Štefan Schwarz(Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut)Ulrika Grönlund AnderssonMaria FinnChristina GrekoArshnee Moodley(University of Copenhagen)Stephen A. Kania(University of Tennessee at Knoxville)Linda A. Frank(University of Tennessee at Knoxville)David A. Bemis(University of Tennessee at Knoxville)Alessia Franco(Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana)Manuela Iurescia(Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana)Antonio Battisti(Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana)Birgitta Duim(Utrecht University)Jaap A. Wagenaar(Utrecht University)Engeline van Duijkeren(Utrecht University)J. Scott Weese(University of Guelph)J. Ross Fitzgerald(University of Edinburgh)Alexandra Rossano(University of Bern)Luca Guardabassi(University of Copenhagen)

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Abstract

Two major clonal MRSP lineages have disseminated in Europe (ST71-J-t02-II-III) and North America (ST68-C-t06-V). Regardless of their geographical or clonal origin, the isolates displayed resistance to the major classes of antibiotics used in veterinary medicine and thus infections caused by MRSP isolates represent a serious therapeutic challenge.

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensingMultilocus sequence typingSCCmecBiologyMicrobiologyPulsed-field gel electrophoresisQuinupristinAntibiotic resistanceStaphylococcus pseudintermediusDalfopristinGenotype

MeSH terms

AnimalsDog DiseasesDogsEuropeGenes, BacterialMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNorth AmericaPolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthStaphylococcal InfectionsBacterial Typing TechniquesDNA FingerprintingMicroarray AnalysisMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Harmonization of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocols for Epidemiological Typing of Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus : a Single Approach Developed by Consensus in 10 European Laboratories and Its Application for Tracing the Spread of Related Strains