Royal Veterinary College, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Hatfield, North Mymms, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK.
Epidemiol Infect. 2010 May;138(5):595-605. doi: 10.1017/S0950268809991476. Epub 2010 Jan 8.
This article reviews the literature on the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in dogs, cats and horses. Over the past 10 years, MRSA has emerged as an important pathogen in veterinary medicine, especially in countries with a high MRSA burden in human hospitals. During the same period, community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) infections in humans without apparent links to healthcare facilities have increased dramatically. Although animal infections occur outside human hospitals, significant epidemiological, clinical and genetic differences exist between CA-MRSA in humans and the majority of MRSA infections in the different animal species. The recognition of MRSA in animals has raised concern over their role as potential reservoirs or vectors for human MRSA infection in the community. However, available data on MRSA transmission between humans and companion animals are limited and the public health impact of such transmission needs to be the subject of more detailed epidemiological studies.
本文综述了耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）在犬、猫和马中的流行病学文献。在过去的 10 年中，MRSA 已成为兽医领域的重要病原体，特别是在人类医院 MRSA 负担较高的国家。同期，与医疗机构无明显关联的社区获得性 MRSA（CA-MRSA）感染在人群中急剧增加。尽管动物感染发生在人类医院之外，但人类 CA-MRSA 与大多数不同动物物种中的 MRSA 感染之间存在显著的流行病学、临床和遗传差异。动物中 MRSA 的出现引发了人们对其作为社区中人类 MRSA 感染的潜在储主或传播媒介的关注。然而，目前关于人与伴侣动物之间 MRSA 传播的数据有限，这种传播对公共卫生的影响需要更详细的流行病学研究。
