ANIMAL FORUM

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John Hwa Lee*
Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk
National University, Chonju, Republic of Korea
*Corresponding author. Mailing address: College of Veterinary
Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Chonju 561-756, Republic of
Korea. Phone: 82 63 270 2553. Fax: 82 63 270 3780. E-mail:
johnhlee@chonbuk.ac.kr.
Received June 24, 2003; Accepted August 26, 2003.
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Abstract
MATERIALS AND METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
REFERENCES AbstractFrom May 2001 to April 2003, various types of
specimens from cattle, pigs, and chickens were collected and examined
for the presence of methicillin (oxacillin)-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA). S. aureus was isolated and positively identified by
using Gram staining, colony morphology, tests for coagulase and urease
activities, and an API Staph Ident system. Among 1,913 specimens
collected from the animals, 421 contained S. aureus; of these, 28
contained S. aureus resistant to concentrations of oxacillin higher
than 2