title: Antimicrobial Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Dogs and Cats in Primary Veterinary Hospitals in Japan.
abstract: We collected 200 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from dogs and cats in primary veterinary hospitals in Japan to investigate their antimicrobial resistance. Resistance rates against ciprofloxacin, cefotaxime, gentamicin, amikacin, and fosfomycin were 9%, 12.5%, 4.5%, 2.5%, and 35.5%, respectively. One strain displayed resistance (0.5%) to ceftazidime. We did not detect any imipenem-resistant or multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa strains as defined by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare Law Concerning the Prevention of Infections and Medical Care for Patients with Infections. In addition, we did not find any P. aeruginosa isolates that produced metallo-β-lactamase, the aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase AAC(6')-Iae, or the aminoglycoside acetyltransferase AAC(6')-Ib.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Animal Science, College of Life Science, Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts.
authors.forename: Shoichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yukawa
authors.affiliation: Sanritsu Zelkova Veterinary Laboratory.
authors.forename: Yuzo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuyuki
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Safety, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University.
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Safety, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Safety, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Safety, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004798:Enzymes / Q000032:analysis; D006762:Hospitals, Animal; D007564:Japan; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004798:Enzymes
keywords: AAC(6')-Iae and AAC(6')-Ib; antimicrobial resistance; metallo-β-lactamase multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa; primary veterinary hospital