Screening for Antimicrobial Resistance and Genes of Exotoxins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Infected Dogs and Cats in Poland.

ABSTRACT: Pseudomonas aeruginosa has assumed an increasingly prominent role as the aetiological agent in serious hard-to-treat infections in animals and humans. In this study, 271 P. aeruginosa strains collected from dogs and cats were investigated. The aim of the research was to screen these P. aeruginosa strains for antibiotic resistance and the presence of selected virulence factor genes. Antibiotic resistance was determined using the Kirby-Bauer method, while virulence genes were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The most frequently detected resistance was to fluoroquinolones, ranging in prevalence from 17.3% for ciprofloxacin up to 83% for enrofloxacin. The resistance to carbapenems was 14% and 4.8% for imipenem and meropenem, respectively. Almost all P. aerug

SUBMITTER: Plokarz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10376396 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature