Antimicrobial resistance patterns of Staphylococcus species isolated from cats presented at a veterinary academic hospital in South Africa.
Daniel Nenene QekwanaDikeledi SebolaJames Wabwire OguttuAgricola OdoiPublished in: BMC veterinary research (2017)
S. intermedius group was the most common cause of skin infections and antimicrobial resistance was not wide spread among cats presented at the veterinary academic hospital in South Africa. However, the presence of MDR-Staphylococcus spp. and isolates resistant to all β-lactams is of both public health and animal health concern.
Keyphrases
- antimicrobial resistance
- south africa
- public health
- healthcare
- staphylococcus aureus
- hiv positive
- biofilm formation
- acute care
- genetic diversity
- multidrug resistant
- adverse drug
- mental health
- medical students
- global health
- cystic fibrosis
- risk assessment
- emergency department
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- social media
- candida albicans