Antibiotic sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus and Staph. intermedius of canine and feline origin

• Published in: Letters in applied microbiology Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 192 - 194
• Main Authors: Hoekstra, K.A, Paulton, R.J.L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.03.1996
• Subjects: abscess; Animals; antibacterial properties; antibiotics; antimicrobial agents; bacteria; biological resistance; Cat Diseases - drug therapy; Cat Diseases - microbiology; Cats; Dog Diseases - drug therapy; Dog Diseases - microbiology; Dogs; Drug Resistance, Microbial; ears; Female; genitalia; isolation; Male; nose; Organ Specificity; skin; Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcal Infections - veterinary; Staphylococcus; Staphylococcus - drug effects; Staphylococcus - isolation & purification; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification; Staphylococcus intermedius; throat
• ISSN: 0266-8254; 1472-765X
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb01140.x

Disc agar diffusion testing was performed on 547 isolates (two common pathogens) to determine if the site of isolation influenced the antimicrobial susceptibility results for a given bacterium. The most statistically significant results (P < 0.05) included cephalothin (ear) against Staphylococcus aureus and cephalothin (ear), lincomycin (ear), trimethoprim sulpha (ear), and amoxycilin and clavulanic acid (nose) against Staph. intermedius. Although the impact of these results (empirical treatment) is unknown, it is hypothesized that the site of isolation of Staph. aureus and Staph. intermedius may influence the choice of antimicrobial therapy in the dog and cat.