Surveillance of ESKAPEE pathogens in an equine clinic
To understand the bacterial epidemiology of ESAKPEE isolates in an equine ICU a pilot study of two periods (Jan-Dec 2022 and June 2023) was performed during which patient and patient- bound environmental samples were obtained twice from selected patients, upon ICU admission and after 48 hours of hospitalization. Non patient bound samples were collected from. In total, 271 samples were collected and 116 isolates were selected for Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS). WGS was used to identify clusters and antibiotic resistance genes