Title
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans associated with otitis externa and pyoderma in dogs
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli
Abstract
Background: Dermatological infections are the most common cases in the daily pet clinic. Since its discovery in 1990, Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans have been reported more frequently in canine otitis externa and pyoderma and even in cases of zoonoses. Aim: Detect the presence of S. schleiferi subsp. coagulans of canine otitis externa and pyoderma, its antimicrobial resistance, and the presence of mecAgen. Methods: Three-hundred-thirty-one swabs from dogs with otitis externa and pyoderma were cultured on bacteriological agar for bacterial isolation and subsequent biochemical and molecular identification. The identified S. schleiferi subsp. coagulans were evaluated for their antimicrobial susceptibility using the Kirby–Bauer technique, including an oxacillin disk, and subsequently, a PCR was run to identify which ones had the mecA gene. Results: Thirty-four (22.97%) and twelve (6.56%) isolates were identified as S. schleiferi subspecies coagulans from otitis externa and pyoderma, respectively. Fluoroquinolones, the most widely used group of antibiotics in Peru, showed a susceptibility of 58.82% (20/34) in cases of otitis externa and 50% (6/12) in cases of canine pyoderma. Meanwhile, nitrofurantoin was the antibiotic with the best efficacy in both cases, with 97% (33/34) in otitis externa and 83% (10/12) in pyoderma. Furthermore, 40% (13/34) of S. schleiferi subsp. coagulans isolated from otitis externa were resistant to methicillin, and 85.29% (29/34) had the mecA gene. On the other hand, the only methicillin-resistant isolate from pyoderma was also the only one with a mecA gene. Conclusion: This study is the first report of S. schleiferi subsp. coagulans in Peru, finding a higher percentage than reported in other South American countries.
Start page
364
End page
369
Volume
11
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85112240833
PubMed ID
Source
Open Veterinary Journal
ISSN of the container
22264485
Sponsor(s)
A special thanks to the Vice-Rector for Research and Postgraduate Studies of the National University of San Marcos for having financed this research, as well as to all the staff of the Bacteriology laboratory who supported us. Conflict of interest The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
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