Predominance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus SCCmec type II-CC5 and SCCmec type IV-CC1/CC8 among companion animal clinical isolates in Japan; findings from phylogenetic comparison with human clinical isolates

ConclusionCompanion animals could be potential reservoirs and vehicles in the transmission of CA-MRSA to humans, and could transmit companion animal-adaptive HA-MRSA lineages to humans as their second reservoirs.
Source: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research