Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance profile of streptococcus canis isolates among dogs, cats and humans /
Streptococcus canis (S. canis) is a multi-host zoonotic pathogen that causes disease in a wide range of mammals, including humans. Dogs and cats appear to be the primary hosts and may play a role in transmitting infection to humans as they commonly share the same environment. This study aimed to des...
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| Samenvatting: | Streptococcus canis (S. canis) is a multi-host zoonotic pathogen that causes disease in a wide range of mammals, including humans. Dogs and cats appear to be the primary hosts and may play a role in transmitting infection to humans as they commonly share the same environment. This study aimed to describe the occurrence of clinical cases of S. canis and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in pet cats, dogs, and human. Data was retrieved from the bacteriology laboratory from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Universiti Putra Malaysia and the national data repository of Ministry of Health. A retrospective descriptive analysis was conducted for data from January 2019 to July 2023. A total of 32 canine, 95 feline and 42 human cases identified with S. canis infections. In cats and dogs, S. canis was mostly isolated from suppurative wounds, ear infections and septicaemia cases with multiple organs involvement. In contrast, S. canis was mainly isolated from blood of bacteraemia cases (45.2%) in human. S. canis remains highly susceptible to penicillin, cephalosporins, and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid among cats and dogs. High resistance level was observed against metronidazole, neomycin, and tetracycline, with resistance rates from 67% to 100%. Enrofloxacin, a commonly used antibiotic, exhibited a relatively low susceptibility rate of 29% in cats and 23% in dogs. S. canis isolates from human cases remained high susceptible to active antibiotic options. However, tetracycline and erythromycin showed resistant rates of 73% and 22% respectively. Alarmingly, up to 54% of S. canis from cats and dogs demonstrated multidrug resistance. In conclusion, Streptococcus canis infection is an important pathogen in cats and dogs and emerging zoonotic infection in human health with increasing antimicrobial resistance pattern; best acknowledged by One Health framework. Further studies on drug resistance and therapeutic outcomes of human, dogs and cats are warranted. |
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| Fysieke beschrijving: | 48 leaves : illustrations ; 30 cm. |