TABLE 1.
Carriage of methicillin-resistant staphylococci in veterinary staff members and dogs
| Group | No. tested | No. (%) of humans or dogs infected with:
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| S. aureus | MRSA | SIG | MRSIG | CPS | MRCPSa | ||
| Veterinary staff | 20 | 5 (25.0) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (5.0) | 6 (30.0) | 3 (15.0) |
| Dogs | |||||||
| Inpatient | 26 | 2 (7.7) | 1 (3.8) | 13 (50.0) | 11 (42.3) | 15 (57.7) | 12 (46.2) |
| Outpatient | 31 | 3 (9.7) | 0 (0) | 12 (38.7) | 6 (19.4) | 15 (48.4) | 6 (19.4) |
| Total | 57 | 5 (8.8) | 1 (1.75) | 25 (43.9) | 17 (29.8) | 30 (52.6) | 18 (31.6) |
a
MRCPS is equal to MRSA plus MRSIG.