Prevalence and multidrug-resistant profile of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-resistant in dogs, cats, and pet owners in Malaysia.

Background And Aim: and are widespread skin and mucous membrane colonizers and may cause opportunistic infections in humans and animals. This study aimed to identify and characterize methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSP) isolates from domestic and stray dogs and cats and pet owners in Malaysia using molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial profiling.

Materials And Methods: Three hundred and fifty oral and nasal swabs were taken from pet and stray dogs and cats and pet owners; all samples were subjected to culture and biochemical tests and polymerase chain reaction; the selected isolates were put through disk diffusion test and multilocus sequence typing.