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Clin Infect Dis. (2011) doi: 10.1093/cid/cir714
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Isolated From Pets Living in Households With MRSA-Infected Children
Jeff B. Bender1,
Katherine C. Waters2,
Jessica Nerby4,
Karen E. Olsen3, and
Selina Jawahir5
1Division of Veterinary Public Health
2School of Public Health
3Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Minnesota
4Acute Disease Investigation and Control
5Public Health Laboratory, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul
Correspondence: Jeff Bender, DVM, MS DACVPM, Division of Veterinary Public Health, University of Minnesota, 136F ABLMS 1354, Eckles Ave, St Paul, MN 55304 (bende002{at}umn.edu).
T O THE E DITOR?Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is among the most important causes of human healthcare-associated infections. Various studies have described suspected interspecies transmission of MRSA between human patients, their family members, and pets living in the same household [ 1? 5]. Similarly, we described MRSA isolation from pets residing in a long-term care facility [ 6]. The recent emergence of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) among adults and children who lack traditional health-care associated risk factors has raised concern in both the veterinary and medical communities about the role of companion animals in CA-MRSA transmission.
To characterize the potential for interspecies transmission of MRSA, we conducted ?
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/10/30/cid.cir714.short
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Isolated From Pets Living in Households With MRSA-Infected Children
Jeff B. Bender1,
Katherine C. Waters2,
Jessica Nerby4,
Karen E. Olsen3, and
Selina Jawahir5
1Division of Veterinary Public Health
2School of Public Health
3Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Minnesota
4Acute Disease Investigation and Control
5Public Health Laboratory, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul
Correspondence: Jeff Bender, DVM, MS DACVPM, Division of Veterinary Public Health, University of Minnesota, 136F ABLMS 1354, Eckles Ave, St Paul, MN 55304 (bende002{at}umn.edu).
T O THE E DITOR?Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is among the most important causes of human healthcare-associated infections. Various studies have described suspected interspecies transmission of MRSA between human patients, their family members, and pets living in the same household [ 1? 5]. Similarly, we described MRSA isolation from pets residing in a long-term care facility [ 6]. The recent emergence of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) among adults and children who lack traditional health-care associated risk factors has raised concern in both the veterinary and medical communities about the role of companion animals in CA-MRSA transmission.
To characterize the potential for interspecies transmission of MRSA, we conducted ?
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/10/30/cid.cir714.short