Year: 2022 | Month: December | Volume 12 | Issue 6
Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Canine Dermal Infection in Mizoram
Ankita Debnath
J. B. Rajesh*
Binipi Debbarma
Elone Lucy
Kalyan Sarma
Lallawmzuali Ralte
Hridayesh Prasad
Lalnuntluangi Hmar
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.06.2022.15
Abstract:
Many of the antibiotics have been prescribed for different clinical signs and symptoms of bacterial and viral infections from its discovery. Due to the excessive use of antibiotics, microorganisms increase their resistance power against many of antibiotics. Penicillin was used in an excessive manner after its discovery which resulted in the formation of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Dogs could be a source of zoonotic MRSA. There are only few studies about the prevalence of MRSA in dogs in India. There are no reported studies about MRSA in dogs of north-east India especially in Mizoram. The study was undertaken with the objective to study the prevalence of MRSA in canine dermal infection in Mizoram Bacteriological screening on 100 samples from canine dermal infection in Mizoram gave 76 positive samples for Staphylococcus spp. and 46 samples were found positive for S. aureus in Mizoram in canine dermal infection. Prevalence of MRSA was found 22% in canine dermal infection in Mizoram.
Highlights
- The zoonotic MRSA bacteria can be transmitted by dogs
- There is no comprehensive documented research on MRSA in North-East Indian or Mizoram dogs.
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