Publications

methicillin-resistant staphylococcal colonization in dogs entering a veterinary teaching hospital.	nasal, axillary and rectal swabs were collected from 193 dogs admitted to the ontario veterinary college veterinary teaching hospital. enrichment culture was performed and coagulase positive staphylococci were identified via standard methods. methicillin-resistant staphylococcus pseudintermedius was isolated from 4/193 (2.1%) dogs, and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans were each isolated from 1/193 (0.5%) dogs. methic ...	2008	17643874
coagulase positive staphylococcal colonization of humans and their household pets.	staphylococcus aureus colonization was identified in 67/242 (28%) humans, 19/132 (14%) dogs, and 7/161 (4.3%) cats in households in ontario, with methicillin-resistant s. aureus present in 8 (3.3%) humans, 2 (1.5%) dogs, and 0 cats. staphylococcus pseudintermedius was isolated from 8 (4.1%) humans, 61 (46%) dogs, and 11 (6.8%) cats, with methicillin-resistant s. pseudintermedius detected in 1 (0.4%) human, 6 (4.5%) dogs, and 2 (1.2%) cats. staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans was isola ...	2009	19949556