Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusin a Family and Its Pet Cat

Potential Role of Pet Animals in Household Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Narrative Review

“…2009), and two of the case studies suggest that cats can be vectors as well (Vitale et al 2006, Sing et al 2008. Cats have already been established as reservoirs for other pathogens (e.g., Toxoplasma gondii) (Elmore et al 2010).…”

“…Possible explanations for this include the relative difficulty of swabbing cats for data collection or the fact that dogs tend to experience closer human contact. Four of the eight case reports noted that infection of human subjects persisted until the pet (as well as any other colonized or infected cohabitants) was treated with antimicrobials to which the bacteria were susceptible (Manian 2003, van Duijkeren et al 2004, Sing et al 2008). These observations are consistent with the common view that pets can serve as reservoirs of MRSA infection (Oehler et al 2009, Stein 2009, Gaze et al 2008, Morgan 2008, potentially causing re-infection of their owners after the owners have been treated for the initial MRSA infection.…”

“…Rifampin was used effectively in conjunction with ciprofloxacin (van Duijkeren et al 2005, Sing et al 2008) and doxycycline (van Duijkeren et al 2004) with subsequent negative nares cultures for the pet animal. The ciprofloxacin/ rifampin combination appeared to be effective in curbing further human infection in case of a colonized cat and dog (van Duijkeren et al 2005, Sing et al 2008, although the cat was not resampled to confirm clearance of MRSA (Sing et al 2008). In one case (Manian 2003), 5% vancomycin ointment was used in the nares of both infected humans and the colonized dog, but complications resulted before all subjects were free of colonization and infection.…”

Tenencia de mascotas en pacientes inmunocomprometidos: actualización y consideraciones veterinarias y médicas

“…Un potencial agente de transmisión entre humanos y animales es S. aureus resistente a cloxacilina (meticilina) (SARM), que ha sido encontrado tanto en veterinarios asintomáticos como en animales portadores y sintomáticos, constituyéndose los perros en un posible reservorio de SARM adquirido en la comunidad [68][69][70][71] . Frente a la sospecha clínica de este agente, es necesario efectuar estudio microbiológico.…”

Co-Habitation of <i>Staphylococcus lugdunensis</i> with <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Resistant to Methicillin and Vancomycin in the Nasal Snares of Laboratory Rats

“…Studies have shown that apart from pets being reservoirs to MRSA and other staphylococci infections, there is the high risk carriage amongst visionary staff and owners of animal pets despite their not having direct hospital contacts [20]. As the world struggles to tackle the public health problem created by emerging MDR strains of bacteria, there will be the need to look into undetected colonised animals who serve as reservoirs for the continuous propagation of infections in humans [21] [22]. This might help out in the sustainability of new drugs when produced such as in the case of the proposed new antibiotic "lugdunin".…”