Susceptibility in vitro of canine methicillin-resistant and -susceptible staphylococcal isolates to fusidic acid, chlorhexidine and miconazole: opportunities for topical therapy of canine superficial pyoderma | Zendy

SiânMarie Clark | Zendy; Anette Loeffler | Zendy; R. Bond | Zendy

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Susceptibility in vitro of canine methicillin-resistant and -susceptible staphylococcal isolates to fusidic acid, chlorhexidine and miconazole: opportunities for topical therapy of canine superficial pyoderma

Author(s) -

SiânMarie Clark,

Anette Loeffler,

R. Bond

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkv056

Subject(s) - staphylococcus pseudintermedius , miconazole , fusidic acid , microbiology and biotechnology , chlorhexidine , medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcus aureus , minimum inhibitory concentration , pyoderma , context (archaeology) , antibiotics , staphylococcus , biology , dermatology , bacteria , dentistry , antifungal , paleontology , genetics

Increasing multidrug resistance amongst canine pathogenic staphylococci has renewed interest in topical antibacterial therapy for skin infections in the context of responsible veterinary prescribing. We therefore determined the activity in vitro of three clinically relevant topical agents and synergism between two of them against Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and Staphylococcus aureus.

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