Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from dogs and cats at University Veterinary Hospital, Universiti Putra Malaysia

摘要: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is known to cause nosocomial infections and now becoming an emerging problem in veterinary medicine. The objective of the study was determine presence MRSA 100 cats dogs sampled between November 2007 April 2008 at University Veterinary Hospital, Universiti Putra Malaysia. detected 8% pets sampled. Ten percent (5/50) 6% (3/50) isolates were from cats, respectively. All possessed mecA gene found be resistant least three antimicrobials with a minimum Oxacillin MIC 8 μg/mL. One isolate (CT04) had extremely high >256 MLST type ST59 this have been reported earlier Singapore other countries as strain animal community-associated Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed five pulsotypes. Two (CT27 CT33) (DG16, DG20, DG49) respectively assigned pulsotypes B D. suggests that Malaysia are potential reservoirs for MRSA.