title: The in vitro activity of 15 antimicrobial agents against bacterial isolates from dogs.
abstract: The in vitro activity of 15 antimicrobial agents against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pasteurella spp. and Streptococcus canis from dogs was investigated. For Staphylococcus spp., the highest frequency of resistance was observed for penicillin, followed by ampicillin, tetracycline and chloramphenicol. The highest frequency of resistance in E. coli isolates was recorded for tetracycline and streptomycin. Pasteurella spp. and S. canis had the highest resistance rate for tetracycline and chloramphenicol. Most isolates showed full susceptibility to low-level resistance to colistin, florfenicol and fluoroquinolones. Further studies using larger number of isolates from both healthy and diseased dogs would provide a broader picture of antimicrobial resistance at a national level and promote prudent use of antimicrobial agents in companion animals.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Elias Gebru
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Awji
authors.forename: Dereje
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Damte
authors.forename: Seung-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joong-Su
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young-Hoan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung-Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents