Table 4 Antimicrobial resistance patterns identified in Staphylococcus isolates from cat specimens tested at an academic veterinary hospital laboratory, 2007–2012
Antimicrobial Resistance | Multidrug Resistance | B-Lactam resistance | Resistance patterns | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | Percent (n/N) | Percent (n/N) | Percent (n/N) | |
S. aureus | 85.7 (6/7) | 42.9 (3/7) | 0 | AMP (1), AMP PEN (1), AMP PEN LIN (1), AMP PEN CLI LIN (1), AMP PEN CHL LIN (1), AMP SP KAN CLI LIN (1) |
S. felis | 0 (0/2) | 0 | 0 | |
S. intermedius group | 52.9 (9/17) | 11.8 (2/17) | 5.9 (1/17) | PEN (1), KAN (1), CLI LIN (3), SP LIN (1), AMP PEN SP (1), ENR LIN OR TYL (1), AMP CEF GEN PEN SP CEF KAN OR SU (1) |
S. simulans | 0 (0/2) | 0 | 0 | |
S. spp. | 90.0 (9/10) | 30.0 (3/10) | 0 | CLI (2), LIN (1), CHL CLI (1), AMP PEN (1), CLI LIN OR (1), AMP AMP DOX ENR PEN CLI (1), AMP PEN CLI (1), AMP ENR PEN CLI LIN TYL (1), |