MRSA Variant in Companion Animals
- Birgit Walther
- Lothar H. Wieler
- Szilvia Vincze
- Esther-Maria Antão
- Anja Brandenburg
- Ivonne Stamm
- Peter A. Kopp
- Barbara Kohn
- Torsten Semmler
- Antina Lübke-Becker
Publication date
December 2012
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylocoocus aureus (MRSA) harboring mecALGA251 has been isolated from humans and ruminants. Database screening identified this MRSA variant in cats, dogs, and a guinea pig in Germany during 2008–2011. The novel MRSA variant is not restricted to ruminants or humans, and contact with companion animals might pose a zoonotic risk
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