TY - JOUR AU - Baptiste, Keith AU - Williams, Kerry AU - Willams, Nicola AU - Wattret, Andrew AU - Clegg, Peter AU - Dawson, Susan AU - Corkill, John AU - O'Neill, Turlough AU - Hart, C. Anthony T1 - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococci in Companion Animals T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2005 VL - 11 IS - 12 SP - 1942 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We determined the molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant staphylococci from animals and staff at a small animal and equine hospital. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) identical to human EMRSA-15 was found in dogs and hospital staff. In contrast, 5 distinct MRSA strains were isolated from horses but not from hospital staff. KW - MRSA KW - horses KW - dogs KW - veterinary hospitals KW - zoonosis KW - dispatch KW - United Kingdom DO - 10.3201/eid1112.050241 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/05-0241_article ER - End of Reference