[color=blue]taken from a book[/color]Staphylococcus Infection
Bacterial infection with one of the types of staphylococcus is one of the commonest infections of the dog
SIGNS skin infections with pustules, erytheme and scaling crusts. The infection may be found in other organs.
CAUSE the bacterium most commonly found causing skin disease of the dod is staphylococcus intermedius. S taphylococci are also found in respiratory infections as well as at other sites of the body
TREATMENT bacterial dermatitis or pyoderma can be difficult to treat unless prolonged courses of antiboitics are used, combined with skin washes of anti-bacterial shampoos. It is considered good practice to take swobs from infected sites for culture in the laboratory to find out which antibiotic is most appropriate to use in the dog. based onthe sensitivity tests to a range of the available antibiotics.