Frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of staphylococcus intermedius from dogs and cats.

A six-week study was carried out to isolate S. intermedius and determine their antimicrobial susceptibility from dogs and cats. The bacteria was isolated and identified from the skin and oral cavity swabs from 30 pet dogs and cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital and 30 dogs and cats from...

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Main Authors: Seng, Lai Giea, Abdul Aziz, Saleha, Zakaria, Zunita
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
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Published: 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31686/
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author Seng, Lai Giea
Abdul Aziz, Saleha
Zakaria, Zunita
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Abdul Aziz, Saleha
Zakaria, Zunita
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description A six-week study was carried out to isolate S. intermedius and determine their antimicrobial susceptibility from dogs and cats. The bacteria was isolated and identified from the skin and oral cavity swabs from 30 pet dogs and cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital and 30 dogs and cats from animal shelter. 38.3% of S.intermedius was isolated from total of 120 samples. The highest frequency (34.8%) of isolates was found in pet dogs. This was followed by pet cats, animal shelter dogs and animal shelter cats. The antimicrobial susceptibility pattern was detected by disc diffusion method. A high percentage of resistance was observed in ampicillin, tetracycline, and sulpho-compound at 80.4, 71.7, and 65.2% respectively. The resistance towards methicillin and ceftriazone were similar at 54.4%. Most of the isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin with 19.6% resistance rate. Almost 70% of these isolates showed multiple-antimicrobial resistance. It is concluded that S. intermedius is present in dogs and cats, distributed on the skin surface and in the oral cavity. Their antimicrobial resistance rates are of public health concerns. This potential human pathogen should be given consideration in bite wound and other infected lesions
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spelling upm-316862014-07-24T03:23:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31686/ Frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of staphylococcus intermedius from dogs and cats. Seng, Lai Giea Abdul Aziz, Saleha Zakaria, Zunita A six-week study was carried out to isolate S. intermedius and determine their antimicrobial susceptibility from dogs and cats. The bacteria was isolated and identified from the skin and oral cavity swabs from 30 pet dogs and cats presented to University Veterinary Hospital and 30 dogs and cats from animal shelter. 38.3% of S.intermedius was isolated from total of 120 samples. The highest frequency (34.8%) of isolates was found in pet dogs. This was followed by pet cats, animal shelter dogs and animal shelter cats. The antimicrobial susceptibility pattern was detected by disc diffusion method. A high percentage of resistance was observed in ampicillin, tetracycline, and sulpho-compound at 80.4, 71.7, and 65.2% respectively. The resistance towards methicillin and ceftriazone were similar at 54.4%. Most of the isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin with 19.6% resistance rate. Almost 70% of these isolates showed multiple-antimicrobial resistance. It is concluded that S. intermedius is present in dogs and cats, distributed on the skin surface and in the oral cavity. Their antimicrobial resistance rates are of public health concerns. This potential human pathogen should be given consideration in bite wound and other infected lesions 2010-01-05 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31686/1/Proceedings-60.pdf Seng, Lai Giea and Abdul Aziz, Saleha and Zakaria, Zunita (2010) Frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of staphylococcus intermedius from dogs and cats. In: Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, 5-8 Jan. 2010, Serdang, Selangor. . English
spellingShingle Seng, Lai Giea
Abdul Aziz, Saleha
Zakaria, Zunita
Frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of staphylococcus intermedius from dogs and cats.
title Frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of staphylococcus intermedius from dogs and cats.
title_full Frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of staphylococcus intermedius from dogs and cats.
title_fullStr Frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of staphylococcus intermedius from dogs and cats.
title_full_unstemmed Frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of staphylococcus intermedius from dogs and cats.
title_short Frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of staphylococcus intermedius from dogs and cats.
title_sort frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of staphylococcus intermedius from dogs and cats.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31686/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31686/1/Proceedings-60.pdf