Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Human-to-Dog Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Bronwyn E. Rutland, J. Scott Weese, Carole Bolin, Jennifer Au, and Anurag N. Malani

Author affiliations: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA (B.E. Rutland, C. Bolin, J. Au); University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada (J.S. Weese); St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (A.N. Malani)

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Extensive neck swelling with ulcerations and purulent discharge on 8-year-old spayed female Labrador retriever. Culture of the exudate and a macerated skin biopsy specimen grew methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Figure. Extensive neck swelling with ulcerations and purulent discharge on 8-year-old spayed female Labrador retriever. Culture of the exudate and a macerated skin biopsy specimen grew methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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