Necrotizing fasciitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius at a previously irradiated site in a dog |
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| Authors: | Monique N. Mayer Joseph E. Rubin |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Mayer) and Department of Veterinary Microbiology (Rubin), 52 Campus Drive, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4. |
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| Abstract: | A great Dane dog was presented with a small, superficial wound on the left tarsus that rapidly progressed to a large necrotic area. The dog had undergone radiation therapy in the left tarsal region 33 months previously. Necrotizing fasciitis was diagnosed on histopathological examination, and bacterial culture revealed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. |
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