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. 2023 Feb 25;11(3):581. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11030581

Table 2.

Summary of reports on S. pseudintermedius colonization and infections in humans from 2006–2022.

Year Country Infection Type and Number of Cases Author(s)
2006 Belgium Infection of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) device in a 60-year-old male patient [17]
2009 USA Colonization of two dog owners by MRSP which originated from their dogs suffering from skin infections. [43]
2009 Canada Human colonization by S. pseudintermedius (SP) [59]
2010 Taiwan A case of catheter-related bacteremia due to SP in a 6-year-old boy with with hemophilia B after dog exposure [10]
2010 Switzerland Infection of an adult male with a history of recurrent rhinosinusitis by MRSP ST71 [9]
2011 France A case of SP infection related to the device associated with endocarditis [60]
2011 Netherlands Colonization of dog owners and veterinarians by MRSP [4]
2011 Netherlands Human colonization by MRSP in a dog-owning household [61]
2011 Hong Kong Nasal colonization of a veterinary personnel by MRSP ST71 [40]
2011 Germany Nasal colonization of dog owner by MRSP [62]
2011 Italy MRSP nasal carriage by small-animal dermatologists [14]
2013 Spain Nasal carriage of SP ST142 in pet-owning household members [52]
2013 Italy MRSP infection in a 65-year-old male bone marrow transplant recipient [63]
2013 South Korea Colonization of a healthy female veterinarian by MRSP ST233 [64]
2014 Sweden Cluster of MRSP clone ST71-J-t02-II–III infections in 4 elderly patients with wound infections due to diabetes mellitus and recurrent venous ulcers in a tertiary hospital. [42]
2014 Thailand Colonization of veterinarians and dog owners by MRSP ST45, 68, and novel STs, including 169, 178, 181, and 183 [41]
2015 Sweden MRSP infection in humans due to dog bite wounds [22]
2015 Italy Infection of a 65-year-old leukemic patient wound in the periumbilical region who underwent a bone marrow transplant by biofilm-producing MRSP [55]
2015 Spain Nasal carriage of SP in two non-infectious patients [65]
2016 USA First case series of rhinosinusitis SP infection in humans [66]
2016 Canada Human infections due to SP in 24 cases of SSTIs and invasive cases, including prosthetic joint, bloodstream, and lung infections [6]
2017 UK Severe skin infection caused by SP in a 47-year-old dog owner [53]
2017 UK Invasive spinal infection with SP associated with a 15-year-old spinal fixation device in a 60-year-old woman [67]
2017 Spain Human infections caused by SP ST241, 521, 719, 720 in a hospital [68]
2018 Poland Human colonization by SP [69]
2018 Thailand Colonization of dog owners by MRSP [70]
2018 Germany MRSP carriage among employees of a small-animal hospital [71]
2018 Portugal Nasal colonization of healthy humans by MRSP ST71-SCCmecII–III [72]
2019 New Zealand Nasal carriage of SP in 69 patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis [73]
2020 USA First case of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by SP in a 39-year-old female patient [74]
2020 Argentina MRSP infection of surgical wound in an 86-year-old female patient with history of hypertension, deep vein thrombosis, and chronic ulcers after vene cava filter placement [43]
2020 Japan An implantable venous access port infection due to SP in a 41-year-old dog owner [75]
2020 Canada A case of bacteremia due to SP in a 4-month-old pediatric oncology patient [11]
2020 Canada Persistent SP infection in an adult female oncology patient including colonization of the tip of an indwelling catheter. [11]
2021 USA MRSP infection in case of a 50-year-old female with bilateral lung transplant [12]
2021 Netherlands Human colonization by MRSP [76]
2021 Japan Implanted port catheter system infection by MRSP ST71-SCCmec III in a dog owner patient with hepatocellular carcinoma [38]
2021 USA A case of septic arthritis due to SP in an otherwise healthy child [77]
2021 USA A case of postprocedural urosepsis in an elderly patient with recent bilateral ureteral stent placement due to SP [15]
2021 Canada SP in a rheumatoid arthritis patient with severe osteoporosis [78]
2022 Chile Nasal carriage of MRSP by veterinarians and dog owners [79]
2022 Taiwan Colonization of dog owners by SP [80]
2022 Nigeria Nasal carriage of MRSP by dog guardians in dog-owing households [20]
2022 Netherlands Colonization of dog owners by SP in dog-owing households [81]
2022 Germany Nasal colonization of humans by S. pseudintermedius in three cohort studies. [82]
2022 Canada Urinary tract infection by SP in a human male patient [16]
2022 Israel First case of MRSP in a 12-year-old oncology patient [13]
2022 USA A case of SP in a 60-year-old patient with necrotising pneumonia [83]

MRSP, methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius; SP, S. pseudintermedius; SSTIs, skin and soft tissue infections; and ST, sequence type.