Antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from dogs and cats in primary veterinary hospitals in Japan.

Antimicrobial resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from dogs and cats in primary veterinary hospitals in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis. 2017 Mar 28;: Authors: Yukawa S, Tsuyuki Y, Sato T, Fukuda A, Usui M, Tamura Y Abstract To investigate antimicrobial resistance, 200 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates were collected from dogs and cats in primary veterinary hospitals in Japan. Resistance rates against ciprofloxacin, cefotaxime, gentamicin, amikacin, and fosfomycin were 9, 12.5, 4.5, 2.5, and 35.5%, respectively. One strain (0.5%) displayed resistance to ceftazidime. We did not detect any strain resistant to imipenem nor any multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa as defined by the Law Concerning the Prevention of Infections and Medical Care for Patients with Infections of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. In addition, we did not find any P. aeruginosa isolates that produced metallo-β-lactamase, the aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase AAC(6')-Iae, or the aminoglycoside acetyl transferase AAC(6')-Ib. PMID: 28367887 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research