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Antimicrobial resistance, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, E. coli, ESBL, MRSP, Canine Atopic Dermatitis

Biography

Vanessa qualified in 1994 at Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia before travelling to the UK. After several years in both mixed and small animal practice, she gained the European diploma of Veterinary Dermatology in 2009 and was granted RCVS specialisation in 2014. She also obtained her PhD in 2014, following four years of research into antimicrobial resistance amongst canine staphylococci and E. coli.

Activities

Employment (1)

University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science: Leahurst, Liverpool, GB

2014-04-01 to present | Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Science (School of Veternary Science)
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Education and qualifications (4)

University of Liverpool: Liverpool, Merseyside, GB

2017-06-10 to 2019-06-10 | FHEA (Higher Education Academy )
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University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science: Leahurst, Liverpool, GB

2010-04-01 to 2014-03-31 | PhD (School of Veterinary Science)
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University of Liverpool: Leahurst, Liverpool, GB

2006-06-01 to 2009-06-01 | DipECVD (School of Veterinary Science)
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University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science: Brisbane, QLD, AU

1990-01-01 to 1994-11-01 | BVSc Hons (Veterinary Science)
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Professional activities (3)

Royal Veterinary College: London, GB

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European Society of Veterinary Dermatology: Liverpool , DE

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RCVS: London, GB

2024-07-26 | Fellowship (Meritorious Contributions to Clinical Practice (MCCP))
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Funding (9)

Microbiome-derived therapeutics for canine dermatitis

2025-01 to 2028-01 | Grant
Petplan Charitable Trust (London, GB)
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Exploring the dog microbiome for therapeutic potential in the treatment of canine bacteria pyoderma

2024-06 to 2025-06 | Grant
BSAVA (Gloucester, GB)
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Efficacy of environmental microfibre and steam-cleaning technology for removal of bacterial pathogens in veterinary hospitals

2022-12 to 2023-12 | Grant
Petplan Charitable Trust (London, GB)
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An investigation into the antimicrobial properties of canine skin microflora

2022-06 to 2023-05 | Grant
British Small Animal Veterinary Association (Gloucester, GB)
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Characterising the bacterial flora associated with otitis externa in atopic dogs – a pilot study

2016-12-05 to 2019-01-27 | Grant
Petplan Charitable Trust (London, GB)
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391-429

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Does feeding raw meat diets expose our pets and households to antimicrobial resistant bacterial pathogens?

2015-06 to 2016-05 | Grant
British Small Animal Veterinary Association (Gloucester, GB)
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A topical bioactive moisturiser for canine atopic dermatitis: the dawn of a new era for primary prevention?

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European Society of Veterinary Dermatology (Maastricht, NL)
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Canine raw meat diets

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Veterinary Medicines Directorate (London, GB)
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CBD-containing drug delivery systems as a novel therapy in dogs with atopic Dermatitis

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European Society of Veterinary Dermatology (Maastricht, NL)
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Works (36)

The Potential of Cannabidiol for Treating Canine Atopic Dermatitis

Veterinary Sciences
2025-02-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Ana F. Bizarro; Vanessa M. Schmidt; Beatriz Fernandes; Marta Pinto; Hugo Pereira; Joana Marto; Ana M. Lourenço
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Raw meat diets are a major risk factor for carriage of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant and multidrug-resistant E. coli by dogs in the UK

Frontiers in Microbiology
2024-09-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Genever Morgan; Gina Pinchbeck ; Sam Haldenby; Vanessa Schmidt; Nicola Williams
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Proliferative, lymphocytic, infundibular mural folliculitis and dermatitis with prominent follicular apoptosis and parakeratotic casts in a Labrador retriever: Clinical, histopathological and dermoscopic features and co‐morbidities

Veterinary Dermatology
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Eleanor K. Wyatt; Paola Roccabianca; Vanessa Schmidt; Sara Legnani
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Rapid typing of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Fourier-transform Infrared spectroscopy informs infection control in veterinary settings

Frontiers in Microbiology
2024-02-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-302X
Contributors: Flavia Zendri; Vanessa Schmidt; Norman Mauder; Anette Loeffler; Rosanne Ellen Jepson; Cajsa Isgren; Gina Pinchbeck; Sam Haldenby; Dorina Timofte
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Mastocytosis in the skin in dogs: A multicentric case series

Veterinary and Comparative Oncology
2024-01-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1476-5810
Part of ISSN: 1476-5829
Contributors: Eleanor Wyatt; Verena Affolter; Stefano Borio; Alexandra Guillen; Sara Verganti; Sue Murphy; Damiano Ballarini; Frane Banovic; Vanessa Schmidt; Jean-Benoit Tanis
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An investigation of the presence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae in raw and cooked kibble diets for dogs in the UK

Frontiers in Microbiology
2023-12-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Genever Morgan; Eda Taymaz; Marie Chattaway; Vanessa Schmidt; Gina Pinchbeck; Nicola Williams
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Canine cutaneous lupus erythematosus with prominent interdigital lesions in two greyhounds

Veterinary Dermatology
2023-12-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-4493
Part of ISSN: 1365-3164
Contributors: Eleanor Wyatt; Vanessa Schmidt; Sara Legnani
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Diagnosis and treatment of dermatophytic furunculosis in a polar bear (<i>Ursus maritimus</i>)

Veterinary Record Case Reports
2023-11-27 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2052-6121
Part of ISSN: 2052-6121
Contributors: Eleanor Wyatt; Vanessa Schmidt; Laura Buckley
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Challenging the norm: Epicutaneous immunotherapy for canine atopic dermatitis

Allergy
2023-11-20 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0105-4538
Part of ISSN: 1398-9995
Contributors: Marta Pinto; Solange Gil; Laura Ramió‐Lluch; Vanessa Merta Schmidt; Hugo Pereira; Beatriz Fernandes; Ana Bizarro; Mario Morais-Almeida; Berta São Braz; Joana Marto et al.
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Primary Prevention of Canine Atopic Dermatitis: Breaking the Cycle—A Narrative Review

Veterinary Sciences
2023-11-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2306-7381
Contributors: Beatriz Fernandes; Susana P. Alves; Vanessa Schmidt; Ana Filipa Bizarro; Marta Pinto; Hugo Pereira; Joana Marto; Ana Mafalda Lourenço
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Resistome-based surveillance identifies ESKAPE pathogens as the predominant gram-negative organisms circulating in veterinary hospitals

Frontiers in Microbiology
2023-09-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-302X
Contributors: Flavia Zendri; Cajsa M. Isgren; Jane Devaney; Vanessa Schmidt; Rachel Rankin; Dorina Timofte
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INCREASED TOLERANCE TO CHLORHEXIDINE FOLLOWING PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS SPECIES ISOLATED FROM THE SKIN AND MUCOSAE OF DOGS

Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment
2023-03-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Ozana Maria HRITCU; Gheorghe SOLCAN; Iuliana Elena MACIUCA; Dorina TIMOFTE; Vanessa SCHMIDT
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A Dog’s Dinner: Factors affecting food choice and feeding practices for UK dog owners feeding raw meat-based or conventional cooked diets

Preventive Veterinary Medicine
2022-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0167-5877
Contributors: Genever Morgan; Nicola Williams; Vanessa Schmidt; Daisy Cookson; Carrie Symington; Gina Pinchbeck
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UK dogs eating raw meat diets have higher risk of Salmonella and antimicrobial‐resistant Escherichia coli faecal carriage

Journal of Small Animal Practice
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: E. F. Groat; N. J. Williams; G. Pinchbeck; B. Warner; A. Simpson; V. M. Schmidt
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Geographical Variations in Virulence Factors and Antimicrobial Resistance Amongst Staphylococci Isolated From Dogs From the United Kingdom and Romania

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
2020-07-21 | Journal article
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Contributors: Hritcu, Ozana M.; Schmidt, Vanessa M.; Salem, Shebl E.; Maciuca, Iuliana E.; Moraru, Ramona F.; Lipovan, Irina; Mares, Mihai; Solcan, Gheorghe; Timofte, Dorina
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Reservoirs of resistance: polymyxin resistance in veterinary-associated companion animal isolates of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>.

The Veterinary record
2019-06-25 | Journal article
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Diversity, Virulence, and Clinical Significance of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- and pAmpC-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> From Companion Animals.

Frontiers in microbiology
2019-06-05 | Journal article
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Genetic resistance determinants to fusidic acid and chlorhexidine in variably susceptible staphylococci from dogs.

BMC microbiology
2019-04-25 | Journal article
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Routine antibiotic therapy in dogs increases the detection of antimicrobial-resistant faecal Escherichia coli.

The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
2018-12-01 | Journal article
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Are the Hands of Veterinary Staff a Reservoir for Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria? A Randomized Study to Evaluate Two Hand Hygiene Rubs in a Veterinary Hospital.

Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.)
2018-11-02 | Journal article
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Successful multimodal treatment of Paecilomyces lilacinus infection in a dog

Veterinary Record Case Reports
2018-06-18 | Journal article
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Contributors: Espadale, Eva; Buckley, Laura; Borio, Stefano; McEwan, Neil; Schmidt, Vanessa
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Impact of systemic antimicrobial therapy on mucosal staphylococci in a population of dogs in Northwest England.

Veterinary dermatology
2018-04-17 | Journal article
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Small animal disease surveillance: pruritus, and coagulase‐positive staphylococci

Veterinary Record
2016-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0042-4900
Part of ISSN: 2042-7670
Contributors: Fernando Sánchez‐Vizcaíno; David Singleton; Philip H. Jones; Bethaney Heayns; Maya Wardeh; Alan D. Radford; Vanessa Schmidt; Susan Dawson; Peter J. M. Noble; Sally Everitt
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Interaction of chlorhexidine with trisEDTA or miconazole in vitro against canine meticillin-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from two UK regions.

Veterinary dermatology
2016-07-13 | Journal article
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Veterinary Hospital Dissemination of CTX-M-15 Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli ST410 in the United Kingdom.

Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.)
2016-06-17 | Journal article
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A pilot study comparing in vitro efficacy of topical preparations against veterinary pathogens.

Veterinary dermatology
2016-04-24 | Journal article
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Efficacy of proactive long-term maintenance therapy of canine atopic dermatitis with 0.0584% hydrocortisone aceponate spray: a double-blind placebo controlled pilot study.

Veterinary dermatology
2016-01-25 | Journal article
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Antimicrobial resistance risk factors and characterisation of faecal E. coli isolated from healthy Labrador retrievers in the United Kingdom.

Preventive veterinary medicine
2015-01-25 | Journal article
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Antimicrobial resistance and characterisation of staphylococci isolated from healthy Labrador retrievers in the United Kingdom.

BMC veterinary research
2014-01-14 | Journal article
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Cross-reaction and co-sensitization among related and unrelated allergens in canine intradermal tests.

Veterinary dermatology
2013-06-08 | Journal article
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Does Confirmed Pathogen Transfer between Sanctuary Workers and Great Apes Mean that Reintroduction Should not Occur?

American Journal of Primatology
2012-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0275-2565
Part of ISSN: 1098-2345
Contributors: STEVE UNWIN; IAN ROBINSON; VANESSA SCHMIDT; CHRIS COLIN; LISA FORD; TATYANA HUMLE
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Efficacy of a 0.0584% hydrocortisone aceponate spray in presumed feline allergic dermatitis: an open label pilot study.

Veterinary dermatology
2011-07-01 | Journal article
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The glucocorticoid sparing efficacy of Phytopica in the management of canine atopic dermatitis.

Veterinary dermatology
2010-02-01 | Journal article
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Staphylococcus intermedius binding to immobilized fibrinogen, fibronectin and cytokeratin in vitro.

Veterinary dermatology
2009-10-01 | Journal article
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Staphylococcal colonization of mucosal and lesional skin sites in atopic and healthy dogs.

Veterinary dermatology
2009-04-16 | Journal article
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Efficacy of a 0.0584% hydrocortisone aceponate spray in the management of canine atopic dermatitis: a randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Veterinary dermatology
2009-04-03 | Journal article
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