Publications by authors named "R A Kennis"
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- - The study investigates the effectiveness of fluorescent light energy (FLE), used to treat canine pyoderma, against antibiotic-resistant bacteria Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and Staphylococcus aureus, as no prior in vitro studies exist.
- - Researchers tested different treatment conditions, including blue light and FLE, on various isolates of S. pseudintermedius and S. aureus, but found no significant antibacterial effects across the treatments.
- - Despite clinical reports of FLE's effectiveness in treating these infections in animals, the study concludes that its in vitro efficacy is not supported, suggesting a more complex interaction in live animals may contribute to its success.
Background: Drug interactions are significant considerations for intradermal testing (IDT). Trazodone (TRZ) is an anxiolytic and selective histaminergic (H ) antagonist with no interaction in human prick tests; however, interaction in canine IDT is unknown.
Hypothesis/objectives: Trazodone will not adversely affect intradermal histamine reactions in dogs.
Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a growing concern in canine Staphylococcus pseudintermedius dermatitis. Treatment with rifampicin (RFP) is considered only in meticillin-resistant and multidrug-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MDR-MRSP).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a Gram-positive bacterial species highly relevant to animal and human health. In this study, we report the draft genome sequences of two clinical isolates of from canine skin biopsy specimens at the Dermatology Service of the Auburn University Small Animal Teaching Hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Meticillin-resistant (MR) staphylococcal pyoderma in dogs has led to increased use of alternate antibiotics such as rifampicin (RFP). However, little information exists regarding its pharmacodynamics in MR Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.
Hypothesis/objectives: To determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and killing properties of RFP for canine Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates.