Recovery of borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (BORSP) from bone and soft tissue of a rheumatoid arthritis patient with severe osteoporosis: transmission from the family dog

Leah D Blondeau; Stephen Sanche; David J Sauder; Harry Deneer; Rani Kanthan; Joseph E Rubin; Beverly J Morrison; Joseph M Blondeau

doi:10.1080/1120009X.2021.1879581

Recovery of borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (BORSP) from bone and soft tissue of a rheumatoid arthritis patient with severe osteoporosis: transmission from the family dog

J Chemother. 2021 Sep;33(5):348-353. doi: 10.1080/1120009X.2021.1879581. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

Authors

Leah D Blondeau¹, Stephen Sanche^{1

2

3}, David J Sauder^{1

4}, Harry Deneer^{1

5}, Rani Kanthan^{1

5}, Joseph E Rubin^{1

6}, Beverly J Morrison^{1

6}, Joseph M Blondeau^{1

2

5

7

8}

Affiliations

¹ University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
² Division of Clinical Microbiology, Royal University Hospital and Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
⁵ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
⁶ Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
⁷ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
⁸ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

PMID: 33517870
DOI: 10.1080/1120009X.2021.1879581

Abstract

We report a case of borderline oxacillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (BORSP) in a rheumatoid arthritis patient with severe osteoporosis. The organism is also resistant to erythromycin and clindamycin. We also present clear evidence on transmission from the family dog.

Keywords: Staphylococcus pseudintermedius; human infection; oxacillin-resistant.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications
Dog Diseases / microbiology*
Dogs
Female
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Osteoporosis / complications
Oxacillin / pharmacology*
Pets
Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Staphylococcus / isolation & purification*

Substances

Oxacillin

Supplementary concepts

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius