Pathology and Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: A Study of 398 Pet Reptiles.

ABSTRACT: Reptiles are potential reservoirs of bacteria that could be transmitted, thus becoming a zoonotic hazard. (1) Background: This three-year investigation surveyed the pathological status of 398 pet reptiles: chelonians, snakes (venomous/non-venomous), and lizards. The main pathological entities found were related to the skin, the sensory organs, the digestive system, the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, the urinary system, the genitalia, the osteo-muscular tract, surgical issues, tumors, and intoxications. (2) Methods: In 25 individuals treated with antibiotics, no clinical healing was recorded, for this reason, an antimicrobial resistance profile analysis of the 43 samples gathered was processed. An antibiogram was performed using the VITEK^®2 ID-GP (bio-Mérieux, Mar

SUBMITTER: Cristina RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9137941 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature