High-level gentamicin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from a wound in a dog.
This report describes the first clinical case, in Europe, of a high-level gentamicin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infection in a dog. The aim of this report is to alert the veterinary profession to high-level gentamicin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in companion animal patients. Multi-drug resistant strains of this pathogen are the cause of considerable problems in human hospitals and for community healthcare professionals worldwide. The potential for a similar impact within veterinary medicine is discussed.
Abbott
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Unit of Veterinary Surgery, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Kirby
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BM
Karczmarczyk
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Markey
B K
BK
Leonard
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Fitzgerald
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D006119:Groin / Q000293:injuries; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000293:injuries; D007494:Ireland; D012582:Schools, Veterinary; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins