College of Veterinary Medicine,
NorthwestA &
FUniversity,
Yangling, 712100,
China *Corresponding author: zhang.xy@nwsuaf.edu.cn
Abstract
To evaluate the prevalence of antimicrobial
resistant bacteria in pets, 101
Enterococciculture
isolates, as the indicator bacteria, were isolated from
clinically healthy pet dogs in Xi’an,
China
and examined for antimicrobial resistance. Tetracycline resistance was found in
all Enterococci isolates (100.0%),
followed by erythromycin (89.1%), ciprofloxacin (56.4%), rifampicin (32.7%),
gentamicin (26.7%), penicillin (22.7%) and ciprofloxacin (21.8%). Almost
95% strains were found with multiple drug resistance. Our data suggested that
Enterococci were prevalent amongst pet
dogs and resistant to various antimicrobials, indicating the potential risk to
humans and the necessity to establish comprehensive antimicrobial
resistance monitoring systems worldwide especially in China.
Key words:
Antimicrobial resistance, Enterococci
isolates, Pet dogs