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Antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation are key traits that may contribute to bacterial persistence and reduced susceptibility to antimicrobial agents.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study aimed to characterise the antimicrobial resistance profiles and biofilm\u2010forming ability of\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. isolated from the nasal cavities of dogs admitted to the Surgical Unit of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Naples, Italy.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Nasal swabs were collected from 100 dogs prior to surgery. Strains were identified by MALDI\u2010TOF mass spectrometry. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the disk diffusion method according to international guidelines. Biofilm formation was assessed using a quantitative crystal violet assay.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results and Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 65\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                      strains were recovered.\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus pseudintermedius<\/jats:italic>\n                      was the most prevalent species (40%; \u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0134.6,\n                      <jats:italic>df<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a014,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001), followed by\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (15.4%) and\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus epidermidis<\/jats:italic>\n                      (7.7%). High levels of resistance were observed to several antimicrobials, with 61.5% and 4.6% of strains being classified as multidrug\u2010resistant (MDR) and extensively drug\u2010resistant (XDR), respectively. Notably, all tested isolates exhibited biofilm formation, with the majority (56.9%) classified as moderate producers.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      These findings highlight the presence of antimicrobial\u2010resistant and biofilm\u2010forming\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. in the nasal cavities of dogs undergoing surgery. The coexistence of these traits may contribute to bacterial persistence, representing a concern for clinical management. Therefore, preoperative nasal screening in high\u2010risk patients should be considered to optimize prophylactic antimicrobial protocols and reinforce infection control in veterinary surgical settings.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/vms3.71235","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T00:30:39Z","timestamp":1790209839000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Nasal Colonization of Antimicrobial\u2010Resistant and Biofilm\u2010Producing\n                    <i>Staphylococcus<\/i>\n                    spp. in Surgical Canine Patients From Italy"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1789-7603","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francesca Paola","family":"Nocera","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production University of Naples Federico II  Naples Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-7812-8107","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rossana","family":"Schena","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production University of Naples Federico II  Naples Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-1695-5095","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Annunziata","family":"Romano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production University of Naples Federico II  Naples Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-0527-9829","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stefano","family":"Cavalli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production University of Naples Federico II  Naples Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laura","family":"Cortese","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production University of Naples Federico II  Naples Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2578-7420","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gerardo","family":"Fatone","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production University of Naples Federico II  Naples Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luisa De","family":"Martino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production University of Naples Federico II  Naples Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/pathogens10081000"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/lam.13018"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1128\/CMR.00109\u201013"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/microorganisms9030515"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_6_1","volume-title":"CLSI VET01S\u2014Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Disk and Dilution Susceptibility Test for Bacteria Isolate From Animals","author":"CLSI","year":"2020"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1126\/science.284.5418.1318"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_8_1","unstructured":"EUCAST.2025.\u201cBreakpoint Tables for Interpretation of MICs and Zone Diameters.\u201d Version 15.0. 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