Medicine
6th Annual Gulf-Atlantic Veterinary Conference
Lynn Guptill, DVM, Ph.D., DACVIM (SAIM)
Purdue University
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRS) infections and carriage in cats and dogs remains an emerging problem in veterinary medicine. In just a few short years, there appears to have been a dramatic increase in the prevalence of recognition of MRS infections in veterinary patients and in our appreciation of the potential for carriage of MRS by healthy animals. This talk provides a synopsis of the current understanding of MRS in cats and dogs, and practical procedures for minimizing the impact of these organisms on the health of our patients and clients.