Urinary tract infection in a human male patient with Staphylococcus pseudintermedius transmission from the family dog

L D Blondeau; M Deutscher; J E Rubin; H Deneer; R Kanthan; S Sanche; J M Blondeau

doi:10.1080/1120009X.2021.1995251

Urinary tract infection in a human male patient with Staphylococcus pseudintermedius transmission from the family dog

J Chemother. 2022 Apr;34(2):133-136. doi: 10.1080/1120009X.2021.1995251. Epub 2021 Nov 8.

Authors

L D Blondeau^{1

2}, M Deutscher^{3

4}, J E Rubin^{1

5}, H Deneer^{1

2}, R Kanthan^{1

2}, S Sanche^{1

6

7}, J M Blondeau^{1

2

6

8}

Affiliations

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

PMID: 34747350
DOI: 10.1080/1120009X.2021.1995251

Abstract

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is increasingly recognized as a human pathogen. We report the first case of an urinary tract infection in a male patient with this organism.

Keywords: Staphylococcus pseudintermedius; dog; human; urinary tract infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Dog Diseases*
Dogs
Humans
Male
Staphylococcal Infections* / drug therapy
Staphylococcus
Urinary Tract Infections* / drug therapy

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Supplementary concepts

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius