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Abnormalities of digestive tract innervation in rat fetus treated with ethylenethiourea
Transmission of MRSA between Companion Animals and Infected Human Patients Presenting to Outpatient Medical Care Facilities
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a significant pathogen in both human and veterinary medicine. The importance of companion animals as reservoirs of human infections is currently unknown. The companion animals of 49 MRSA-infected outpatients (cases) were screened for MRSA carriage, and their bacterial isolates were compared with those of the infected patients using Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE). Rates of MRSA among the companion animals of MRSA-infected patients were compared to rates of MRSA among companion animals of pet guardians attending a âveterinary wellness clinicâ (controls). MRSA was isolated from at least one companion animal in 4/49 (8.2%) households of MRSA-infected outpatients vs. none of the pets of the 50 uninfected human controls. Using PFGE, patient-pets MRSA isolates were identical for three pairs and discordant for one pair (suggested MRSA inter-specie transmission p-valueâ=â0.1175). These results suggest that companion animals of MRSA-infected patients can be culture-positive for MRSA, representing a potential source of infection or re-infection for humans. Further studies are required to better understand the epidemiology of MRSA human-animal inter-specie transmission
Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions for acute childhood diarrhea: a systematic review to provide estimates for the Lives Saved Tool
An Unusual Combination of Truncus Arteriosus, Interrupted Aortic Arch, and Hypoplastic Left Ventricle
Mechanisms for the adverse effects of late gestational increases in maternal cortisol on the heart revealed by transcriptomic analyses of the fetal septum
Ontogeny of cholinergic and adrenergic cardiovascular regulation in the domestic chicken ( Gallus gallus
Is retrograde blood flow of aortic isthmus useful for the prenatal screening of coarctation of the aorta by fetal color Doppler echocardiography? A preliminary study
Control of blood pressure mediated by baroreflex changes of heart rate in the chicken embryo ( Gallus gallus
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