There is a scarcity of published studies on the occurrence of Staphylococcus spp. Among dogs in South Africa. The objective of the study was to characterise the Staphylococcus spp. Isolated from dog samples submitted to a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in South Africa in terms of time, place, and person. This study utilised a dataset of 1627 positive Staphylococcus isolates obtained from a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in South Africa from 2012 to 2017. Out of the 1627 confirmed isolates, 10 different species of Staphylococcus were identified. Among these, 92.0% were classified as coagulase-positive staphylococci (CoPS), 6.0% were coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), and 3.0% were coagulase-variable. Male dogs contributed just over half (53.2%) of the Staphylococcus isolates, while female dogs contributed the remaining 46.8%. The largest proportion of isolates (23.2%) were obtained from dogs aged ≥ 9 years, with the highest number of isolates originating from KwaZulu-Natal Province (45.0%) and the least from Northern Cape Province (0.1%). Out of the total samples included in the records, the majority (46.0%) were skin specimens. The number of Staphylococcus isolates recorded showed limited variation between the seasons (24.3% in autumn, 26.3% in winter, 26.0% in spring, and 24.0% in summer). This study highlighted the diversity of Staphylococcus spp. isolated from dogs, and the burden of staphylococcal carriage among dogs in South Africa. Further research is required to examine the factors that contribute to the observed discrepancies in the proportions of Staphylococcus spp. between the provinces.

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对 2012-2017 年提交给南非诊断实验室的犬样本中分离出的葡萄球菌物种的回顾性描述性研究

关于葡萄球菌属的发生的已发表研究很少。在南非的狗中。该研究的目的是表征葡萄球菌属。从提交给南非兽医诊断实验室的狗样本中分离出时间、地点和人员。这项研究使用了 2012 年至 2017 年从南非兽医诊断实验室获得的 1627 个阳性葡萄球菌分离株的数据集。在 1627 个确诊分离株中，鉴定出了 10 种不同的葡萄球菌。其中，92.0% 为凝固酶阳性葡萄球菌 (CoPS)，6.0% 为凝固酶阴性葡萄球菌 (CoNS)，3.0% 为凝固酶变异型。雄性狗贡献了一半以上 (53.2%) 的葡萄球菌分离株，而雌性狗则贡献了剩余的 46.8%。最大比例的分离株（23.2%）来自9岁以上的狗，其中来自夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省的分离株数量最多（45.0%），来自北开普省的分离株最少（0.1%）。在记录的样本总数中，大多数（46.0%）是皮肤样本。记录的葡萄球菌分离株数在季节之间变化有限（秋季为 24.3%，冬季为 26.3%，春季为 26.0%，夏季为 24.0%）。这项研究强调了葡萄球菌属的多样性。从狗身上分离出来的葡萄球菌，以及南非狗中携带葡萄球菌的负担。需要进一步的研究来检查导致观察到的葡萄球菌属比例差异的因素。各省之间。