Prevalence of Corynebacterium ulcerans in dogs in Osaka, Japan
| Autor: | Akihiko Yamamoto, Masaaki Iwaki, Shunji Nishino, Shinya Nagahama, Hiroaki Yamagishi, Motohide Takahashi, Takako Komiya, Chihiro Katsukawa, Atsushi Ishii |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Microbiology (medical)
DNA Bacterial Male Ofloxacin medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Molecular Sequence Data Drug resistance Levofloxacin Corynebacterium Microbiology Asymptomatic Dogs Japan Corynebacterium ulcerans Drug Resistance Bacterial medicine Prevalence Animals Dog Diseases Corynebacterium diphtheriae biology Corynebacterium Infections Diphtheria Clindamycin General Medicine Sequence Analysis DNA biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Electrophoresis Gel Pulsed-Field Molecular Typing Carrier State Female medicine.symptom medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of medical microbiology. 61(Pt 2) |
| ISSN: | 1473-5644 |
| Popis: | Diphtheria-like human illness caused by Corynebacterium ulcerans is an emerging threat in developed countries, with incidence sometimes higher than that of diphtheria caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Companion animals are considered a potential source of human infections. In order to determine the prevalence of C. ulcerans among dogs, we performed a screening for the bacterium in 583 dogs in the custody of the Osaka Prefectural government. Forty-four dogs (7.5 %) were positive for the bacterium, although they did not show any clinical symptoms. All bacterial isolates showed resistance or decreased sensitivity to clindamycin, and some showed decreased sensitivity to levofloxacin. Comparative analysis of isolates using PFGE, toxin gene typing and antibiotic sensitivities suggests that transmission between asymptomatic dogs might have occurred. |
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