Is MRSP in a dog a risk to the family?
This is an increasingly common question, because MRSP is increasingly common. I’ve had two calls about it this week, and it’s only Wednesday.
It’s a good question to ask because MRSP (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius) is a highly drug-resistant bacterium that causes a lot of problems in dogs, and because of the high profile
MRSP infection in a person
“Is MRSP zoonotic?” That’s a question I get all the time. MRSP (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius) is a canine staph (a bacterium) to which people are exposed all the time. Yes, it can infect people, but only very rarely, particularly when you consider how often they’re exposed. Nonetheless, human MRSP infections can occur.
Equine MRSA in Israel – Different strain, same old tricks
It’s been quite a while since the last post about MRSA in horses, but rest assured, it’s still out there! Not too surprisingly it’s also spreading (or at least starting to be found) in new places. A recent report in Veterinary Microbiology (Schwaber et al, 2013) describes an MRSA outbreak at a
Do you know what’s in your dog’s ‘bully stick’?
I mean that two ways.
1) Do you know what a bully stick actually is?
2) Do you know what’s in it?
A recent study headed up by Dr. Lisa Freeman, published in this month’s Canadian Veterinary Journal (Freeman et al., CVJ 2013;54:50-54), looked into this by asking people what they thought bully sticks were
MRSA in an alpaca
Following up on my recent post about MRSP in rats, here’s a story about MRSA in an alpaca (Stull et al, Can Vet J 2012). As far as we know, it’s the first report of MRSA in an alpaca (or any camelid).
The report relates to our large animal hospital, where we
MRSP in urban rats
A year or two ago, I received an email from Dr. Chelsea Himsworth, who was doing some interesting work looking at different bacteria found in rats in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. This is an impoverished urban neighbourhood with lots of homeless people, IV drug users and HIV-infected individuals… and lots of rats. Dr. Himsworth, a veterinary pathologist working
Staph ‘intermedius’ infections from dogs
When I give talks about methicillin-resistant staphylococci, I almost invariable get into a discussion of the risks of methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP) in people. This bug is becoming increasingly common in dogs and because it’s so resistant to antibiotics, there’s concern about whether it can be transmitted to people.
My usual answer is that there is a
Essential oils…the overlooked MRSA “solution”?
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other antibiotic-resistant bacteria are big problems. They account for millions of illnesses, thousands of deaths and billions of dollars in costs every year internationally. Antibiotic-resistance is a complex issue, but some people try to over-simplify (and under-analyse) the problem.
A recent article on Examiner.com is an example. Entitled "MRSA
Was ist MRSP?
Since MRSP is an international problem (no matter what language you speak), there is now a resource sheet for our German-speaking friends as well:
Informationen in Deutsch ist ab sofort verfügbar hier und in unserem Abschnitt Ressourcen. Ubersetzt von Georg Lehner, Dr. med. vet.