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Staphylococcus pseudintermedius infection: a downside to man’s best friend?

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a bacteria identified in the past decade that is increasingly recognized to cause infections in people.  S. pseudintermedius colonizes ~90% of healthy dogs, and the common sites are the pharynx, nares, rectum, and skin.