Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Pseudintermedius in Dogs in Grenada, 2018

Grenada, West Indies, is the location for this 2018 study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) in dogs. The dataset, authored by Josephine A. Afema, includes results from oral, perianal, and skin swabs from 85 dogs, plus environmental samples, with antimicrobial susceptibility testing and genotyping. It documents the first detection of MRSP in Grenadian dogs and compares isolates from foreign-born and Grenadian-born dogs.

Use Cases

• Modeling risk factors for MRSP infection based on reported antimicrobial use and dog origin.
• Analyzing antimicrobial resistance patterns across different SP isolates from dogs and environmental surfaces.
• Comparing genotypic data from foreign-born and Grenadian-born dogs to infer transmission pathways.
• Monitoring trends in antimicrobial resistance in canine pathogens over time, as referenced in the comparison to a 2014 study.

Strengths

• Includes data from 85 dogs and environmental samples, with 73 SP isolates identified.
• Provides genotypic, resistance, and epidemiologic data linked via a questionnaire on risk factors.
• Documents a specific MRSP prevalence of 9.4% and constitutes the first report of MRSP in Grenadian dogs.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small in scale (997.0 KB), representing a limited sample from a specific island nation in 2018.

Provenance

Source

Josephine A. Afemia via figshare.

Collection Method

Bacteria were isolated and identified using culture, PCR, and MALDI-TOF from swab samples; antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using disc diffusion assay.

Time Range

2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 15:39:52; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Grenada, West Indies.