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Table 2 Distribution and susceptibility profiles of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus isolates obtained from Group A pets (n = 21)

From: Prevalence, species distribution and antimicrobial resistance patterns of methicillin-resistant staphylococci in Lithuanian pet animals

Species

Antimicrobial susceptibility profile1 and clinical breakpoints (>mg/L)

Resistance genes

No.of isolates with this type

Animal species

Tet (2)

Ery (2)

Cli (0.5)

SXT (4)

Cip (1)

Rif (0.5)

Gen (1)

S. pseudintermedius

R

R

R

S

S

S

S

mecA, blaZ, tetK, erm(C)

1

Cat

R

R

R

R

S

R

S

mecA, blaZ, tetK, msr(A)

1

Cat

R

S

S

R

S

S

S

mecA, blaZ, tetK

1

Cat

R

R

R

R

R

S

S

mecA, blaZ, tetM, erm(A), msr(A)

1

Dog

R

R

R

S

S

S

R

mecA, blaZ, tetK, aac(6')-Ie-aph(2'')-Ia, aph(3')-IIIa, erm(A)

1

Dog

R

R

R

R

S

R

S

mecA, blaZ, tetK, tetM, erm(C)

1

Dog

S

R

R

S

S

S

S

mecA, blaZ

1

Dog

R

R

R

S

S

S

S

mecA, blaZ, tetK, erm(A)

1

Dog

S. haemolyticus

R

R

R

R

S

S

R

mecA, blaZ, tetK, aac(6')-Ie-aph(2'')-Ia, msr(A)

1

Cat

S

R

R

S

R

S

S

mecA, blaZ, erm(A)

1

Dog

R

R

R

R

S

S

S

mecA, blaZ, tetM, msr(A), erm(A)

2

Dog

S

S

R

S

S

S

S

mecA, blaZ

1

Dog

R

R

R

S

S

S

R

mecA, blaZ, tetK, aph(3')-IIIa, erm(C)

1

Dog

R

R

R

S

S

S

S

mecA, blaZ, tetM

1

Dog

S. lentus

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

mecA, blaZ, tetK

1

Dog

S. sciuri

R

R

R

S

S

R

S

mecA, blaZ, tetK

1

Dog

S. epidermidis

R

S

S

S

S

S

S

mecA, blaZ, tetK

1

Dog

S. equorum

S

S

S

S

S

S

R

mecA, aph(3')-IIIa

1

Dog

S. capitis

R

S

S

R

S

S

S

mecA, tetK

1

Dog

S. saprophyticus

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

mecC, blaZ

1

Pet rabbit

  1. 1All isolates were oxacillin-resistant
  2. S – susceptible; R – Resistant
  3. Tet – tetracycline, Ery – erythromycin, Cli – clindamycin, SXT – sulfamehoxazole/trimethoprim, Cip – ciprofloxacin, Rif – rifampin, Gen – gentamicin