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Molecular detection and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from dogs in Portugal.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jun 2011
Coelho Céline, Torres Carmen, Radhouani Hajer, Pinto Luís, Lozano Carmen, Gómez-Sanz Elena, Zaragaza Myriam, Igrejas Gilberto, Poeta Patrícia
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Fifty-four healthy dogs were screened in Portugal for the presence of nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage. Sixteen MRSA isolates (one/sample) were recovered from nasal samples of dogs, and they were typed by molecular methods (S. aureus protein A [spa]-, multilocus sequence typing-, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec-typing). MRSA isolates were investigated for their...
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