Recovery of borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (BORSP) from bone and soft tissue of a rheumatoid arthritis patient with severe osteoporosis: transmission from the family dog

Abstract

We report a case of borderline oxacillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (BORSP) in a rheumatoid arthritis patient with severe osteoporosis. The organism is also resistant to erythromycin and clindamycin. We also present clear evidence on transmission from the family dog.

Keywords:

• Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
• oxacillin-resistant
• human infection

Acknowledgements

We thank the patient for her permission to report the present finding. We also thank Deb Hills for her excellent clerical support.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Notes on contributors

Leah D. Blondeau

L. D. Blondeau is currently enrolled as a PhD student at the University of Saskatchewan.

Stephen Sanche

S. Sanche is an Infectious Diseases physician from the Department of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.

David J. Sauder

D. J. Sauder is a surgeon with the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan.

Harry Deneer

H. Deneer is from the Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.

Rani Kanthan

R. Kanthan is a pathologist with the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.

Joseph E. Rubin

J. E. Rubin is a veterinarian in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology at the University of Saskatchewan.

Beverly J. Morrison

B. J. Morrison is a veterinarian in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology at the University of Saskatchewan.

Joseph M. Blondeau

J. M. Blondeau is Head of Clinical Microbiology for Royal University Hospital, the University of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Health Authority.