Acquisition and carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms in dogs and cats presented to small animal practices and clinics in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) present a threat to human and animal health.

Objectives

To assess acquisition, prevalence of and risk factors for MDRO carriage in dogs and cats presented to veterinary clinics or practices in Switzerland.

Animals

Privately owned dogs (n = 183) and cats (n = 88) presented to 4 veterinary hospitals and 1 practice.

Methods

Prospective, longitudinal, observational study. Oronasal and rectal swabs were collected at presentation and 69% of animals were sampled again at discharge. Methicillin-resistant (MR) staphylococci and macrococci, cephalosporinase-, and carbapenemase-producing (CP) Enterobacterales were isolated. Genetic relatedness of isolates was assessed by repetitive sequence-based

SUBMITTER: Dazio V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995377 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature