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Abstract
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) has become a pathogen of animals and there is concern over transmission of Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) between animals and humans. Various hospitals based studies have described the incident of MRSA and carriage of the organism in health care worker. MRSA infections in animal are associated with exposure to medical hospitals extensive wounds, prolonged hospitalization and immunosuppression. The study investigated the existence of methicillin resistant and susceptible staphylococcus aureus isolates from dogs, around Jos and its environs and it’s public health implications. Standard procedures were employed for isolation, screening and susceptibility testing. A total of 135staphylococus aureuswere isolated, 36 samples were methicillin-resistant and 99 samples were susceptible to the antibiotics. Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin, Infection, hospitals, MRSA