Spread of the bla_OXA-48/IncL Plasmid within and between Dogs in City Parks, France.

ABSTRACT: The bla_OXA-48/IncL plasmid is increasingly reported in dogs, even in the absence of carbapenem use in animals. In this study, we witnessed the spread of this plasmid within and between dogs sharing the same relaxing area. This indicates a very dynamic situation where carbapenem resistance can be transmitted between dogs and expanded in the dogs' gut. As a consequence, picking up dog feces may lower both this dynamic and the global antimicrobial resistance burden. IMPORTANCE The use of carbapenems in animals is forbidden in France due to their critical importance to treat human diseases. Nevertheless, bla_OXA-48-producing Enterobacterales were sporadically recovered in cats and dogs, most likely as a spill over from the human reservoir. This study h

SUBMITTER: Haenni M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9241947 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature