Third-generation cephalosporin resistant Escherichia coli in dogs and cats in Germany in 2019-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a worldwide challenge, threatening global health. The objective of this research was to determine the 3rd generation cephalosporin resistance (3GCR) proportion in Escherichia (E.) coli isolated from clinical samples of dogs and cats in Germany.

Methods

The study utilized result data from antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of isolates obtained from diagnostic samples collected from dogs and cats send in for bacterial examination. Data includes AST results from 3,491 veterinary practices in Germany spanning the years 2019 to 2021, representing 33.1% of practices and clinics nationwide. Out of 175,171 clinical samples, a total of 25,491 E. coli strains (14,6%) were evaluated for their susceptibility to antimicrobials, in p

SUBMITTER: Frenzer SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11346920 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature