(17) Staph

Question 1

(Staphylococcus Aureus)

1. Disease
2. Host
3. Transmission
4. Clinical Signs
5. Diagnosis
6. Treatment

Answer 1

1. Cow Mastitis
2. cattle
3. hands/upper resp tract/equimpent/ubiquitous
4. usually sub
5. bulk milk tank culture
6. Abx with susc test

Question 2

(Staphylococcus Hyicus)

1. Disease
2. Host
3. Transmission
4. Clinical Signs
5. Treatment
6. Virulence factors?

Answer 2

1. Greasy Pig Disease
2. pig (esp young)
3. VERY CONTAGIOUS

pig bites, grow under feces on pig, commensal

4. skin peels off hairless region
5. oral tylosin or ampicillin, clip teeth
6. exfoliatin toxin, lipase, hyaluronidase

Question 3

(Staphylococcus Pseudointermedius)

1. Disease
2. Host
3. Transmission
4. Clinical Signs
5. Treatment consideration?
6. coag?

Answer 3

2. canine
3. skin barrier disruption (atopic dermatitis)
4. skin infection - pyogenic
5. methicillin resistant
6. coag pos