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Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcal species isolated from cats exposed to different antibiotics

Enterococci are part of normal microbial flora in the gastrointestinal tract of human and animals. They have emerged to pose a significant public health concern through its emergence of being opportunistic in causing nosocomial infections as well as acquiring high level of resistance to many a...

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Main Author: Mohd Amin, Nor Azimah
Format: Project Paper Report
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78175/1/FPV%202016%2016%20-%20IR.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.781752020-06-01T02:16:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78175/ Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcal species isolated from cats exposed to different antibiotics Mohd Amin, Nor Azimah Enterococci are part of normal microbial flora in the gastrointestinal tract of human and animals. They have emerged to pose a significant public health concern through its emergence of being opportunistic in causing nosocomial infections as well as acquiring high level of resistance to many antimicrobial agents. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) appearance has caused serious problems in human and veterinary medicine. The objectives of this study were to isolate and identify enterococci in cats exposed to different antibiotics and to determine its antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Thirty (30) rectal swabs of cats were collected from a veterinary clinic and processed for isolation and identification of enterococci by inoculating the samples onto blood agar and followed by biochemical tests. The isolates were then subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST) to six antibiotics namely amoxicillin, amoxicillin and clavulanic acid, enrofloxacin, marbofloxacin, doxycycline, and vancomycin. Six rectal swab samples were positive for enterococci. The enterococci isolates were consists of E. faecalis (3 isolates), E. durans (3 isolates) and Enterococcus sp.(1 isolate). None of the isolates were resistant to all six antibiotics tested. Enterococcus sp. isolate was resistant to five antibiotics (amoxicillin, amoxicillin and clavulanic acid, enrofloxacin, marbofloxacin, and doxycycline). One isolates of E. faecalis was resistant to four antibiotics (amoxicillin and clavulanic acid, enrofloxacin, marbofloxacin, and doxycycline). One E. faecalisand one E. durans were resistant to three antibiotics (amoxicillin and clavulanic acid, enrofloxacin, and marbofloxacin). Two E. durans and one E. faecalis were resistant to two antibiotics (enrofloxacin and marbofloxacin). All enterococci isolates were resistant to enrofloxacin and marbofloxacin whilst vancomycin was the antibiotic that all the isolates were sensitive to. Two multi drug resistant (MDR) enterococci and two extensively drug resistant (XDR) enterococci were detected in this present study. 2016-03 Project Paper Report NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78175/1/FPV%202016%2016%20-%20IR.pdf Mohd Amin, Nor Azimah (2016) Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcal species isolated from cats exposed to different antibiotics. [Project Paper Report]
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description Enterococci are part of normal microbial flora in the gastrointestinal tract of human and animals. They have emerged to pose a significant public health concern through its emergence of being opportunistic in causing nosocomial infections as well as acquiring high level of resistance to many antimicrobial agents. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) appearance has caused serious problems in human and veterinary medicine. The objectives of this study were to isolate and identify enterococci in cats exposed to different antibiotics and to determine its antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Thirty (30) rectal swabs of cats were collected from a veterinary clinic and processed for isolation and identification of enterococci by inoculating the samples onto blood agar and followed by biochemical tests. The isolates were then subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST) to six antibiotics namely amoxicillin, amoxicillin and clavulanic acid, enrofloxacin, marbofloxacin, doxycycline, and vancomycin. Six rectal swab samples were positive for enterococci. The enterococci isolates were consists of E. faecalis (3 isolates), E. durans (3 isolates) and Enterococcus sp.(1 isolate). None of the isolates were resistant to all six antibiotics tested. Enterococcus sp. isolate was resistant to five antibiotics (amoxicillin, amoxicillin and clavulanic acid, enrofloxacin, marbofloxacin, and doxycycline). One isolates of E. faecalis was resistant to four antibiotics (amoxicillin and clavulanic acid, enrofloxacin, marbofloxacin, and doxycycline). One E. faecalisand one E. durans were resistant to three antibiotics (amoxicillin and clavulanic acid, enrofloxacin, and marbofloxacin). Two E. durans and one E. faecalis were resistant to two antibiotics (enrofloxacin and marbofloxacin). All enterococci isolates were resistant to enrofloxacin and marbofloxacin whilst vancomycin was the antibiotic that all the isolates were sensitive to. Two multi drug resistant (MDR) enterococci and two extensively drug resistant (XDR) enterococci were detected in this present study.
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author Mohd Amin, Nor Azimah
spellingShingle Mohd Amin, Nor Azimah
Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcal species isolated from cats exposed to different antibiotics
author_facet Mohd Amin, Nor Azimah
author_sort Mohd Amin, Nor Azimah
title Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcal species isolated from cats exposed to different antibiotics
title_short Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcal species isolated from cats exposed to different antibiotics
title_full Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcal species isolated from cats exposed to different antibiotics
title_fullStr Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcal species isolated from cats exposed to different antibiotics
title_full_unstemmed Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcal species isolated from cats exposed to different antibiotics
title_sort identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococcal species isolated from cats exposed to different antibiotics
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78175/1/FPV%202016%2016%20-%20IR.pdf
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