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Background Multidrug- and methicillin-resistant staphylococci are both veterinary and public health concerns due to their zoonotic potential. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate patterns of antimicrobial, multidrug, and methicillin resistance among four  Staphylococcus  spp. commonly isolated from canine clinical specimens submitted to the Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM). Methods Results of antimicrobial susceptibility testing and  mecA  polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolates of four common  Staphylococcus  spp. isolates were obtained from the Bacteriology Laboratory at the UTCVM between 01/01/2006 and 12/31/2017. Cochran-Armitage trend test was used to assess temporal trends of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), multidrug resistance (MDR), and methicillin resistance. Kappa test of agreement was used to assess agreement between the results of PCR and disk diffusion tests. Results Most of the 7805 isolates were  S. pseudintermedius  (6453 isolates), followed by  S. coagulans  (860),  S. aureus  (330), and  S. schleiferi  (162) .  Among  S. pseudintermedius  isolates, 45.5% were MDR, and 30.8% were methicillin-resistant (MRSP). There was a significant temporal increase in MRSP ( p  = 0.017). Chloramphenicol resistance increased among both MRSP and methicillin-susceptible (MSSP) isolates ( p  &lt;  0.0001). Among  S. aureus  isolates, 40.9% were MDR, 37.4% were methicillin-resistant (MRSA), and the proportion of MRSA isolates increased significantly ( p  = 0.0480) over time. There was an increasing temporal trend in the proportion of MDR isolates among MSSP ( p  = 0.0022), but a decrease among MRSP ( p  &lt;  0.0001) and MRSA ( p  = 0.0298).  S. schleiferi  had the highest percentage (56.9%) of methicillin-resistant isolates. Oxacillin disk diffusion was superior to cefoxitin for the detection of  mecA -mediated resistance and had almost perfect agreement with  mecA  PCR assay for  S. pseudintermedius  (95.4% agreement, kappa (κ) = 0.904;  p  &lt;  0.0001),  S. coagulans  (95.6%, κ = 0.913;  p  &lt;  0.0001) and  S. schleiferi  (97.7%, κ = 0.945;  p  &lt;  0.0001). However, cefoxitin disk diffusion was superior to oxacillin disk diffusion and had almost perfect agreement with mecA PCR assay for  S. aureus  (95.3%, κ = 0.834;  p  &lt;  0.0001). Conclusions The levels of resistance and increasing temporal trends are concerning. These findings have implications for treatment decisions and public health due to the zoonotic potential of staphylococci. Continued surveillance and use of antibiograms to guide clinical decisions will be critical.

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Patterns of antimicrobial, multidrug and methicillin resistance among Staphylococcus spp. isolated from canine specimens submitted to a diagnostic laboratory in Tennessee, USA: a descriptive study