Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin: a public health emergency in human medicine and a veterinary science alert

  • Mirta Susana Toribio UNLPam
  • Yesica G Fernandez UNLPam

Keywords:

Antimicrobial resistance, MRSA, Animals

Abstract

The resistance of different pathogens to antimicrobials is a complication present in clinical practice in human and veterinary medicine. The incidence of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin in animals and its transmission to other hosts is especially considered because it has been present as a growing problem in the last decade. The ability of Staphylococcus aureus to develop resistance mechanisms makes necessary to know its epidemiology as a contribution to establish reasonable measures of prevention and control. The knowledge of the bases of resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics, the incidence in man of infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin in hospitals and in the community, and the possible therapeutic options are described in this article

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Author Biographies

Mirta Susana Toribio, UNLPam

Desarrollo de proyectos de investigación en el área de Farmacología (Farmacognosia). Banco de extractos vegetales
(180 especies) para el desarrollo de proyectos tendientes a validar datos etnofarmacologicos, como asi evaluar
nuevas propiedades farmacologicas (antiparasitarias, antiinflamatorias, gastroprotectoras,y en particular
antimicrobianas etc)y el potencial toxicologicos de los mismos en animales de experimentación

Yesica G Fernandez, UNLPam

Ayte. Catedra Farmacología Veterinaria

Published

2017-07-20

How to Cite

Toribio, M. S., & Fernandez, Y. G. (2017). Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin: a public health emergency in human medicine and a veterinary science alert. Ciencia Veterinaria, 15(1), 83–96. Retrieved from https://cerac.unlpam.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/1829

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Artículos de Investigación