Prevalence and drug resistance of Salmonella in dogs and cats in Xuzhou, China
| Autor: | Cheng Yang, Caifa Chen, Zhengkun Zhou, Aihua Zhu, Sun Tongzheng, Lingling Wei, Jianyu Wang, Wangfeng Shao, Zhiming Pan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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dogs Salmonella Veterinary medicine Nalidixic acid 040301 veterinary sciences salmonella prevalence Drug resistance medicine.disease_cause 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Antibiotic resistance Ampicillin SF600-1100 medicine serotype antimicrobial resistance 0303 health sciences General Veterinary biology 030306 microbiology cats 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification Antimicrobial Salmonella enterica medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Research, Vol 64, Iss 2, Pp 263-268 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2450-8608 |
| DOI: | 10.2478/jvetres-2020-0032 |
| Popis: | Introduction Salmonellosis is a zoonotic disease, and Salmonella spp. can sometimes be found in dogs and cats, posing a risk to human health. In this study, the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of faecal Salmonella were investigated in pet dogs and cats in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. Material and Methods Faecal samples from 243 dogs and 113 cats, at seven pet clinics, were tested between March 2018 and May 2019. Each Salmonella isolate was characterised using serotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility tests. Results The prevalence of Salmonella was 9.47% in dogs and 1.77% in cats. Among the 25 isolates, eight serotypes of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica were detected, S. Kentucky (n = 11), S. Indiana (n = 5), and S. Typhimurium (n = 4) predominating. S. Derby, S. Toucra, S. Sandiego, S. Newport, and S. Saintpaul all occurred singly. The 23 Salmonella strains found in dogs were from seven different serovars, while the two strains in cats were from two. The highest resistance rates were found for tetracycline (92%), azithromycin (88%), cefazolin (84%), nalidixic acid (80%), ampicillin (80%), ceftriaxone (80%), and streptomycin (76%). Resistance to three or more antimicrobial agents was detected in 24 (96%) isolates. Most of the S. Kentucky and S. Indiana isolates were multi-drug resistant to more than 11 agents. Conclusion The carriage rate was far higher in dogs than in cats from Xuzhou. Some isolated strains were highly resistant to antimicrobials used to treat infections in humans and pets, which may raise the risk of humans being infected with multi-drug resistant Salmonella via close contact with pets. |
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