Lynn Guptill, DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Increasing numbers of human beings are immunocompromised as a result of illness or the use of immunosuppressive drugs, and it is estimated that at least 30% to 40% of immunocompromised patients own companion animals.

Bartonella infections of domestic cats have only recently been recognized, but likely have existed for thousands of years.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus infections have been a concern in human medicine since the first healthcare-associated MR Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) infections were reported in human beings in 1961.

Canine leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that small animal veterinarians are likely to encounter in routine clinical practice.