Colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in multi-dog households: A longitudinal study using whole genome sequencing

•MRSP carriage was longitudinally investigated in 11 dogs in four households.•Each household had an index dog with a previously clinically evident MRSP infection.•Contact dogs were only MRSP-positive if the index dog was simultaneously positive.•Whole-genome sequencing was used for genotypic charact...

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