Dogs with atopic dermatitis whose bacterial infections are under control should be bathed once or twice a week, but for dogs with resistant staph skin infections, Fadok recommends daily bathing.

Knowing the dog had already been on two antibiotics that normally kill that bug, she started her on a different oral antibiotic as well as an anti-bacterial skin wash while awaiting test results.

A variety of skin disorders cause pustules in dogs, but infection is the No. 1 cause, Miller said. Staph infections can be tentatively diagnosed simply by looking at the lesions, but cytology ...

Dogs can pass a staph infection to humans through contact with a wound or dog bite. Dogs are very similar to humans in relation to staph — the bacterium lives on their skin and in their nose and ...

These symptoms of these infections can look identical to MRSA and could include skin that has pimples to scales, with or without odor. The infection can appear both superficial and deep.

Aug. 16, 2006 — -- Their stories are numerous -- the people who know, firsthand, how common antibiotic-resistant skin staph infections have become. Take Jessica Knowles of San Antonio whose ...

Hoet previously conducted research in Venezuela on treating staph mastitis, an infection in cow udders. When he came to Ohio State in 2005, he learned that more dogs, cats and horses were being ...

Pyoderma, literally meaning "pus in the skin," often sounds and looks scarier than it is. A relatively common condition in dogs, pyoderma is characterized by skin infection and irritation and can ...

Staph infections of the skin can be serious and life threatening. Learn more about the symptoms, stages, treatment, and contagiousness of staph skin infections at WebMD.