High Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Enterobacteriaceae Among Clinical Isolates From Cats and Dogs Admitted to a Veterinary Hospital in Switzerland

High Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Enterobacteriaceae Among Clinical Isolates From Cats and Dogs Admitted to a Veterinary Hospital in Switzerland

ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify and characterize extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae among clinical samples of companion animals.MethodsA total of 346 non-duplicate Enterobacteriaceae isolates were collected between 2012 and 2016 from diseased cats (n = 115) and...

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Main Authors: Anna Lena Zogg, Sabrina Simmen, Katrin Zurfluh, Roger Stephan, Sarah N. Schmitt, Magdalena Nüesch-Inderbinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
extended-spectrum β-lactamase
clinical
genotypes
cats
dogs
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00062/full

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