title: Characterization of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamases Produced by Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Dogs in Poland.
abstract: Escherichia coli is a common cause of infections in companion animals. In recent years the increasing prevalence of resistance to β-lactams, including extended-spectrum cephalosporins, antimicrobials frequently used in small animal veterinary practice, was observed in canine isolates of E. coli. The aim of this study was to detect and to characterize extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) produced by E. coli isolated from diseased dogs in Poland. Four isolates out of 119 studied (3.4%) were ESBL-positive. They harbored the bla(SHV-12), bla(CTX-M-15), and bla(TEM-116) genes. This study provides the first report of the occurrence of ESBL-producing E. coli in dogs in Poland.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rzewuska
authors.forename: Ilona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stefańska
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kizerwetter-Swida
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chrobak-Cmiel
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szczygielska
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leśniak
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Binek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D001618:beta-Lactamases