title: Occurrence of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae among pet dogs and cats: an emerging public health threat outside health care facilities.
abstract: We aimed to investigate the potential role of pet dogs and cats in the epidemiology of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Twenty bacterial isolates were recovered from rectal swabs obtained from 110 dogs and cats. The occurrence of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in pets spotlights the emergence of a significant public health threat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Khaled A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Abdel-Moein
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: ahmed.samir@cu.edu.eg.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samir
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D057805:Pets; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases; C063912:carbapenemase
keywords: ESβL; Hazard; Pets