Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Dogs in Grenada, 2018

Josephine A. Afema's 2018 study documents the first detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) in dogs in Grenada. The dataset includes results from oral, perianal, and skin swabs from 85 dogs and environmental samples, with antimicrobial susceptibility testing and genotyping. It compares MRSP prevalence and genotypes between foreign-born and Grenadian-born dogs to investigate transmission risks.

Use Cases

• Modeling risk factors for MRSP infection based on reported antimicrobial use and dog origin.
• Analyzing antimicrobial resistance patterns across SP isolates from dogs and environmental surfaces.
• Tracking the genotypic similarity of MRSP strains between dog populations to infer transmission pathways.

Strengths

• Includes data from 85 dogs and environmental samples, with MRSP prevalence quantified at 9.4%.
• Provides genotypic, resistance, and epidemiologic data linked via a risk factor questionnaire.
• Documents a specific temporal comparison to a prior 2014 study on resistance trends.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small (82.7 KB), indicating limited scope and sample size.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific sampling in Grenada and around St. George's University.

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.