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StaphAseptic™ News
Pet vectors: MRSA infections transmitted between humans, animals
September 17, 2009
By Bob Roehr
People and their pets are often said to take on the morphology and mannerisms of each other over time. Regardless of whether that is true, it's clear that they do come to share diseases, and, increasingly, that means methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
"There is no question that there has been an increase in dermatological problems in both pets and humans attributed to community-associated strain of USA300 MRSA over the last five to 10 years," says Richard Oehler, M.D., an infectious disease specialist at the University of South Florida College of Medicine.
"There is a foundation of evidence that there is a direct relationship between MRSA in humans and in pets; recent literature has solidified that," he says.
Dr. Oehler says both clinicians and the public need to be aware of that fact, and to act appropriately.
To read the original article, click the link below!
http://www.modernmedicine.com
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