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Risk factors for methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) infection in dogs and cats: a case-control study

Overview of attention for article published in Veterinary Research, April 2010
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Title
Risk factors for methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) infection in dogs and cats: a case-control study
Published in
Veterinary Research, April 2010
DOI 10.1051/vetres/2010028
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Authors

Ricardo Jorge Soares Magalhães, Anette Loeffler, Jodi Lindsay, Mick Rich, Larry Roberts, Heather Smith, David Hugh Lloyd, Dirk Udo Pfeiffer

Abstract

Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in dogs and cats were investigated in an unmatched case-control study. A total of 197 animals from 150 veterinary practices across the United Kingdom was enrolled, including 105 MRSA cases and 92 controls with methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) infection. The association of owners and veterinarian staff with the human healthcare sector (HCS) and animal-related characteristics such as signalment, antimicrobial and immunosuppressive therapy, and surgery were evaluated as putative risk factors using logistic regression. We found that significant risk factors for MRSA infection were the number of antimicrobial courses (p=0.005), number of days admitted to veterinary clinics (p=0.003) and having received surgical implants (p=0.001). In addition, the odds of contact with humans which had been ill and admitted to hospital (p=0.062) were higher in MRSA infected pets than in MSSA controls. The risk factors identified in this study highlight the need to increase vigilance towards identification of companion animal groups at risk and to advocate responsible and judicious use of antimicrobials in small animal practice.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 1%
France 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Nigeria 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 136 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 20 14%
Researcher 18 13%
Other 13 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 8%
Student > Bachelor 11 8%
Other 37 26%
Unknown 32 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 35 24%
Medicine and Dentistry 33 23%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 25 17%
Immunology and Microbiology 4 3%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 1%
Other 8 6%
Unknown 36 25%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 May 2010.
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#5,370,449
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Outputs from Veterinary Research
#247
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#25,976
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Outputs of similar age from Veterinary Research
#6
of 8 outputs
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