Research Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in Healthy Pet Cats Kept in the City Households
Table 2
Spa type, antimicrobial-resistance pattern of S. aureus isolates in cats from which more than one S. aureus strain was isolated.
| | Category | Nr | Characteristics of the cat | Anatomical location of sampling | | Skin | Nares | Conjunctival sacs | Anus | | Breed | Age
(mth) | Sex | S. aureus | Spa type | Oxacillin MIC | S. aureus | Spa type | Oxacillin MIC | S. aureus | Spa type | Oxacillin MIC | S. aureus | Spa type | Oxacillin MIC |
| | Multiple feline | 1 | Crossbreed | 10 | M | MSSA | t008 | 0.25 | MSSA | t008 | 0.125 | MSSA | t8420 | 0.125 | | | | | 2 | Crossbreed | 3 | M | MRSA | t002 | >256 | MRSA | t002 | 0.19 | MRSA | t854 | 0.125 | | | | | MSSA | t159 | 0.094 | | 3 | Crossbreed | 48 | M | MSSA | t002 | 0.125 | | | | MRSA | t10367 | 0.125 | MSSA | t304 | 0.38 | | 4 | Crossbreed | 54 | F | MSSA | t13008 | 0.094 | | | | MSSA | t1171 | 0.094 | | | | | 5 | Crossbreed | 72 | F | MSSA | t775 | 0.047 | | | | MSSA | t9428 | 0.25 | | | | | 6 | Exotic | 156 | M | | | | | | | MSSA | t13654 | 0.25 | MSSA | t223 | 0.094 |
| | Cat breed | 1 | Persian | 84 | F | MSSA | t4474 | 0.047 | MSSA | t4474 | 0.064 | MRSA | t4474 | 0.064 | MRSA | t091 | 0.19 | | 2 | Persian | 4 | F | MSSA | t091 | 0.094 | MSSA | t091 | 0.094 | MSSA | t091 | 0.047 | | | | | 3 | Persian | 3 | M | MSSA | t091 | 0.38 | MSSA | t091 | 0.19 | MSSA | t091 | 0.19 | | | | | 4 | Devon Rex | 3 | M | MSSA | t091 | 0.75 | MSSA | t091 | 0.19 | | | | MSSA | t091 | 0.19 | | 5 | Persian | 24 | F | | | | MRSA | t4474 | 0.75 | MSSA | t4474 | 0.064 | | | | | 6 | Persian | 84 | F | | | | MSSA | t7568 | 0.19 | MSSA | t091 | 0.125 | | | | | 7 | Devon Rex | 3 | M | | | | MSSA | t091 | 0.38 | | | | MSSA | t091 | 0.047 |
| | Single feline | 1 | Crossbreed | 36 | F | MRSA | t8420 | 0.125 | MSSA | t8420 | 0.047 | MSSA | t8420 | 0.094 | | | | | 2 | Maine Coon | 72 | F | MSSA | t425 | 0.19 | BORSA | t298 | 6 | | | | | | | | 3 | Crossbreed | 24 | F | | | | MSSA | t008 | 0.25 | MSSA | t008 | 0.19 | | | | | 4 | Crossbreed | 12 | F | | | | MRSA | t002 | 0.25 | MRSA | t002 | 0.125 | | | | | 5 | Crossbreed | 8 | M | | | | MRSA | t008 | 0.19 | MRSA | t005 | 0.38 | | | | | MSSA | t005 | 0.25 | | 6 | Crossbreed | 5 | M | | | | MRSA | t521 | 0.094 | MRSA | t7482 | 0.19 | | | | | 7 | Crossbreed | 12 | M | | | | MSSA | t11455 | 0.25 | MSSA | t700 | 0.25 | | | |
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M: male; F: female.
MSSA: methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; and BORSA: borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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