Are Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus present in horses admitted to the AVC Teaching Hospital?
(Dr. J McClure, Department of Health Management, AVC) Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are two bacteria that are major causes of hospital-acquired infections in people in North America and around the world. C. difficile is the major cause of antimicrobial-associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients, while MRSA is the most common cause of hospital-associated infections. In the last decade, both of these organisms have been seen with increasing frequency in horses and other companion animals, and may represent a significant threat to their health and that of the people who handle them. The status of these two important disease-causing bacteria in the Atlantic provinces is unknown. It is essential to know about the occurrence of these bacteria in horses admitted to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in order to develop sound diagnostic and treatment plans for horses suspected of suffering from infections caused by these two organisms. Furthermore
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