RightHealth Daily Dose » methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus http://dailydose.righthealth.com We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Pets May Be MRSA Carriers http://dailydose.righthealth.com/drug-related/pets-may-be-mrsa-carriers/ http://dailydose.righthealth.com/drug-related/pets-may-be-mrsa-carriers/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:22:46 +0000 Steven http://dailydose.righthealth.com/?p=1808 A new article in the reputed British medical journal The Lancet is drawing notice to the increasing possibility that our pets may harbor methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, the multi-drug resistant bacteria. MRSA is known to be transmitted between humans, dogs and cats with these pets often becoming reservoirs of the bacteria. In the US and Europe, dog and cat bites consist of 1% of emergency room visits annually. However, as MRSA is on the rise, so is the possibility that household animal bites contain the bacteria. Immediate treatment of canine and feline bites is necessary whether the injury is deep or superficial. This includes thorough cleaning with soap and water, saline, and sometimes antibiotics. Read more about zoonosis, or animal-transmitted infections.

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