Emergence of MRSA infections in horses in a veterinary hospital: strain characterisation and comparison with MRSA from humans

C Cuny; J Kuemmerle; C Stanek; B Willey; B Strommenger; W Witte

doi:10.2807/esm.11.01.00595-en

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Emergence of MRSA infections in horses in a veterinary hospital: strain characterisation and comparison with MRSA from humans
C Cuny¹ , J Kuemmerle¹ , C Stanek¹ , B Willey² , B Strommenger³ , W Witte³
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Affiliations: ¹ Veterinary University Vienna, Department V, Clinic of Orthopaedics, Austria ² Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ³ Robert Koch-Institut, Wernigerode Branch, Wernigerode, Germany

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Citation style for this article: Cuny C, Kuemmerle J, Stanek C, Willey B, Strommenger B, Witte W. Emergence of MRSA infections in horses in a veterinary hospital: strain characterisation and comparison with MRSA from humans. Euro Surveill. 2006;11(1):pii=595. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.11.01.00595-en

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has become an emerging public health problem worldwide, no longer only associated with healthcare-associated infections. With the exception of some recent reports concerning infections in cats, dogs and horses, infections with MRSA in companion animals have been infrequently reported. Here we submit findings for MRSA infections in horses in a central European university hospital.