Current molecular diagnostics of human pathogens provide limited information that is often
not sufficient for outbreak and transmission investigation. Next generation sequencing …

Antimicrobials are important tools for the therapy of infectious bacterial diseases in
companion animals. Loss of efficacy of antimicrobial substances can seriously compromise …

A relatively short list of reference viral, bacterial and protozoan pathogens appears
adequate to assess microbial risks and inform a system-based management of drinking …

Some bacteria can transfer to new host species, and this poses a risk to human health.
Indeed, an estimated 60% of all human pathogens have originated from other animal …

During the past 25 years an increase in the prevalence of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) was recorded worldwide. Additionally, MRSA infections …

Antimicrobial resistance is a complex, multifaceted, urgent global health problem. There is
increasing concern about the emergence of multidrug-resistant superbugs. These …

Although the problems associated with healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and the
emergence of zoonotic and multidrug-resistant pathogens in companion animal (dogs, cats …

Staphylococcus aureus is both a commensal organism and also an important opportunistic
human pathogen, causing a variety of community and hospital-associated pathologies, such …

Staphylococcus aureus is an important human bacterial pathogen that has a cosmopolitan
host range, including livestock, companion and wild animal species. Genomic and …

Background Multiple drug resistance (MDR) in staphylococci, including resistance to the
semi‐synthetic penicillinase‐resistant penicillins such as meticillin, is a problem of global …