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The aim of this study was to evaluate the species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. isolated from dogs and cats in Poland, with particular emphasis on MIC-based testing.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 281 records of\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                      isolates obtained from routine diagnostic submissions to a commercial veterinary laboratory were included. Bacterial identification was performed using MALDI-TOF-MS, and antimicrobial susceptibility was assessed using a commercial MIC panel.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      After exclusion of nitrofurantoin from comparative analyses, the highest resistance rates were observed for penicillin (86.5%), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (77.2%), and tetracycline (68.0%), whereas no resistant isolates were detected for teicoplanin or vancomycin. Direct MIC-based interpretation of ampicillin-sulbactam yielded no resistant isolates.\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus pseudintermedius<\/jats:italic>\n                      was the predominant species in dogs, while\n                      <jats:italic>Staphylococcus felis<\/jats:italic>\n                      predominated in cats. Dog-derived isolates showed a significantly higher resistance burden than cat-derived isolates, and multidrug resistance was significantly more frequent in isolates obtained from dogs than cats (72.5% vs. 55.7%). Among the four dominant species, resistance burden and multidrug resistance rates were highest in\n                      <jats:italic>S. pseudintermedius<\/jats:italic>\n                      . Significant between-host differences after multiple-testing correction were retained for erythromycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, both being more frequent in canine isolates.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Companion animal staphylococci in Poland exhibit substantial resistance to several commonly used antimicrobials, with\n                      <jats:italic>S. pseudintermedius<\/jats:italic>\n                      representing the major driver of resistance in dogs. These findings highlight the need for continued surveillance and prudent antimicrobial stewardship in small animal practice.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fvets.2026.1857011","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,21]],"date-time":"2026-05-21T04:41:42Z","timestamp":1779338502000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Species distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus spp. isolated from dogs and cats in Poland: a retrospective laboratory-based study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Jan","family":"Tyc","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious, Invasive Diseases and Veterinary Administration, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University","place":["Toru\u0144, 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