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Othman AA, Hiblu MA, Abbassi MS, Abouzeed YM, Ahmed MO.
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J Equine Sci. 2021 Jun;32(2):61-65. doi: 10.1294/jes.32.61. Epub 2021 Jun 18.
Abstract
The present study investigated the colonization rates and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus species isolated from the nostrils of healthy horses. A nonselective laboratory approach was applied, followed by confirmation using a Phoenix automated microbiological system. Among the 92 horses included in the study, 48.9% (45/92) carried Staphylococcus species of mostly the coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) type yielding 70 Staphylococcus strains. Of these strains, 37.1% (26/70; 24 CoNS and 2 coagulase-positive staphylococci; CoPS) were identified as methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) expressing significant resistance to important antimicrobial classes represented mainly by subspecies of CoNS. This is the first study reporting a high prevalence of various Staphylococcus species, particularly strains of CoNS expressing multidrug resistance patterns of public health concern, colonizing healthy horses in Libya. CI – ©2021 The Japanese Society of Equine Science.
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Link/DOI: 10.1294/jes.32.61