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The Journal of the Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology |
Biblioraphy Information
| ArticleTitle |
Tests to detect causative bacteria with specimens from affected companion animals |
| Language |
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| AuthorList |
Yuzo Tsuyuki1,2,3), Takashi Takahashi3) |
| Affiliation |
1) Division of Clinical Laboratory, Sanritsu Co., Ltd.
2) Division of Clinical Laboratory, Sanritsu Zelkova Veterinary Laboratory
3) Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University |
| Publication |
J.J.C.M.: 26 (4), 291-296, 2016 |
| Received |
July 27, 2016 |
| Accepted |
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| Abstract |
Companion animals, such as dogs and cats, are beings which are connected with lives of the pet owners, humans. Although there are the remarkable advances in veterinary medicine at clinical settings, the examinations have not yet been established as standard methods to detect causative bacteria with specimens from the ill animals.
We performed the bacterial detection by introducing the skills concerning clinical laboratory and quality control used at human clinical settings, with the specimens which were collected from approximate 10 percent of the animal hospitals/clinics nationwide.
We found methicillin resistance among the causative Staphylococcus genus which was isolated from dogs with pyoderma, providing alert to the veterinary clinicians. Additionally, more than 40% of the most prevalent isolate from urine cultures, Escherichia coli, had possession of extended spectrum β-lactamase. These events seemed to be due to first-line use of third-generation cephalosporin antimicrobials for the affected animals. Furthermore, there were blood-stream infections among the ill animals through blood cultures by applying the useful culture bottles, into which small volumes of blood were inserted.
We also report the current status regarding guidelines for diagnosis & treatment (including countermeasures against antimicrobial resistance) for the animals and the antimicrobial therapies based on the human evidences for the veterinary clinicians. |
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