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Occurence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Malaysia

A total of 22 Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from 50 samples from 8 stable horses. They are positive in the catalase and coagulase tests. Upon testing the cultures with SLIDEX test kit all formed agglutination within a few seconds, confirming they are of S. aureus. When cultured onto MSA, all i...

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Main Authors: Zakaria, Zunita, Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad, Ahmad, Mohd Hafizal
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Language:English
Published: Veterinary World 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15879/1/15879.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:15879 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15879/ Occurence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Malaysia Zakaria, Zunita Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad Ahmad, Mohd Hafizal A total of 22 Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from 50 samples from 8 stable horses. They are positive in the catalase and coagulase tests. Upon testing the cultures with SLIDEX test kit all formed agglutination within a few seconds, confirming they are of S. aureus. When cultured onto MSA, all isolates formed yellow colonies. However, none of the isolates produced blue colonies on ORSAB indicating that there were no MRSA among the S. aureus. There were 13 isolates which were multiresistant. Eleven are resistant to eight out of ten antibiotics tested. All these isolates were found to originate from stable G. One isolate is resistant to 5 antibiotics while another one isolate is resistant to 3 antibiotics. The rest of the isolates are not multiresistant to the antibiotics tested. Veterinary World 2008-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15879/1/15879.pdf Zakaria, Zunita and Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad and Ahmad, Mohd Hafizal (2008) Occurence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Malaysia. Veterinary World, 1 (6). pp. 165-167. ISSN 0972-8988; ESSN: 2231-0916 http://www.veterinaryworld.org/2008/June/1.html
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description A total of 22 Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from 50 samples from 8 stable horses. They are positive in the catalase and coagulase tests. Upon testing the cultures with SLIDEX test kit all formed agglutination within a few seconds, confirming they are of S. aureus. When cultured onto MSA, all isolates formed yellow colonies. However, none of the isolates produced blue colonies on ORSAB indicating that there were no MRSA among the S. aureus. There were 13 isolates which were multiresistant. Eleven are resistant to eight out of ten antibiotics tested. All these isolates were found to originate from stable G. One isolate is resistant to 5 antibiotics while another one isolate is resistant to 3 antibiotics. The rest of the isolates are not multiresistant to the antibiotics tested.
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author Zakaria, Zunita
Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad
Ahmad, Mohd Hafizal
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Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad
Ahmad, Mohd Hafizal
Occurence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Malaysia
author_facet Zakaria, Zunita
Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad
Ahmad, Mohd Hafizal
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title Occurence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Malaysia
title_short Occurence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Malaysia
title_full Occurence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Malaysia
title_fullStr Occurence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Occurence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Malaysia
title_sort occurence of multidrug resistant staphylococcus aureus in horses in malaysia
publisher Veterinary World
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