Table 1 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Sweden, December 2007 to March 2010.
From: The first nosocomial outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Sweden
Year | Date of surgery | Type of surgery | Inf1) | Pulsotype2) | Hospital (MRSA case) | Outcome/comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | NA 3) | NA, nasal screening | NA | A | NA | First known MRSA case in horses in Sweden [38] |
2008 | May 22 | Tenoscopy | SSI | A | 1 (Horse I) | Euthanized 2 June |
May 26 | Ovariectomy | SSI | A | 1 (II) | Healed, sampled twice, neg on 1st occasion, pos on 2nd | |
Jun 2 | Ovariectomy | SSI | A | 1 (III) | Healed | |
Jul 2 | Ovariectomy | SSI | A | 1 (IV) | Healed | |
Jul 4 | Umbilical hernia | SSI | A | 1 (V) | Healed, found in phone tracing | |
Jul 7 | Colic | SSI | A | 1 (VI) | Healed, sampled twice, neg on 1st occasion, pos on 2nd | |
NA | NA, nasal screening | NA | A | NA | NA, contact tracing | |
2009 | Aug 25 | Extensor tendon rupture | SSI | A2 | 2 (VII) | Healed |
Aug 4) | NA, inf. pressure wound | TW | A | 1 (VIII) | Healed | |
2010 | Feb 4 | Tenectomy | SSI | A1 | 1 (IX) | Healed |
Feb 27 | Colic | SSI | B | 2 (X) | Healed, culture by hospital lab, ST8, spa-type t064 |