Table 1.
Cefai et al. (1994) | Manian (2003) | Van Duijkeren et al. (2004) | Van Duijkeren et al. (2005) | Weese et al. (2006) | Vitale et al. (2006) | Sing et al. (2008) | Neinhoff et al. (2009) | |
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Country | United Kingdom | United States | The Netherlands | The Netherlands | Canada | United States | United States | Germany |
Study design | Case report | Case report | Case report | Case report | Case series (3 cases included) | Case report | Case report | Case series (1 case included) |
No. of pets in study | 1 dog | 1 dog | 1 dog | 1 dog | 3 dogs | 1 cat | 3 cats | 1 dog |
Pet infection or colonization | 1 infected | 1 colonized | 1 colonized | 1 colonized | All 3 dogs infected | 1 infected | 1 colonized, 2 negative | 1 colonized |
No. of humans in study | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 human per household | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Human infection or colonization | 2 colonized | 2 infected | 2 colonized, 2 negative | 1 infected, 2 colonized | Each human colonized | 1 colonized | 1 infected, 3 colonized | 1 infected |
Identical strains? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes |
MRSA type | Not described | Not described | RIVM cluster 35 | RIVM cluster 28, sequence type 80 | Epidemic Candaian MRSA-2 | USA300 | ST80 | ST225 |
Pet decolonization? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (for all cases) | Yes | Yes | No |
Drugs used for pet | Mupirocin/triclosan | Vancomycin Ointment (5%) | Doxycycline/rifampin | Ciprofloxacin/rifampin | N/A | Amoxicillin, clavulanic acid, enrofloxacin | Ciprofloxacin/rifampin | N/A |
MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; N/A, not available.