Antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus faecium isolated from the urinary system of dogs

Sukru Kirkan; Ugur Parin; Gamze Balat

doi:10.2478/macvetrev-2018-0026

Macedonian Veterinary Review (Oct 2019)

Antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus faecium isolated from the urinary system of dogs

Sukru Kirkan,
Ugur Parin,
Gamze Balat

Affiliations

Sukru Kirkan: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey
Ugur Parin: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey
Gamze Balat: Department of Microbiology, Health Sciences Institute, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/macvetrev-2018-0026
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 42, no. 1
pp. 15 – 21

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The purpose of the present study was to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant and Enterococcus faecium strains isolated from urine samples of dogs. A total of 22 Enterococcus sp. samples were isolated and identified from 100 urine samples collected by cystocentesis from dogs of both sexes. The identification with species specific primers for multiplex PCR revealed that all 22 isolates (100%) belonged to E. faecium. Vancomycin resistance was found in 10 (45%) samples of E. faecium strains with PCR study by vanA and vanB primers.

Published in Macedonian Veterinary Review

ISSN: 1409-7621 (Print); 1857-7415 (Online)
Publisher: Ss.Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje
Country of publisher: North Macedonia
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine
Website: http://www.macvetrev.mk

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