Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of blood culture isolates from foals in Switzerland.

Fouché, Nathalie Elisa; Gerber, Vinzenz; Thomann, Andreas; Perreten, Vincent (2018). Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of blood culture isolates from foals in Switzerland. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 160(11), pp. 665-671. Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte 10.17236/sat00184

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INTRODUCTION

We report blood culture results of 43 foals admitted to an equine hospital for medical or surgical disorders and determine minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of different antibiotics. Eleven foals had a positive blood culture result despite prior administration of antibiotics in 10 of these animals. MIC values above EUCAST and/or CLSI breakpoints were identified in coagulase-negative staphylococci, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Enterococcus faecium. Gram-negative isolates were less frequently identified and did not appear to exhibit increased MIC values. This study shows that bloodstream infections in foals in Switzerland are caused by diverse bacteria including Gram-positive bacteria which exhibit resistance to several classes of antibiotics.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > ISME Equine Clinic Bern > ISME Equine Clinic, Internal medicine
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology

UniBE Contributor:

Fouché, Nathalie Elisa, Gerber, Vinzenz, Thomann, Andreas, Perreten, Vincent

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

0036-7281

Publisher:

Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte

Language:

English

Submitter:

Andrea Gassmann-Suter

Date Deposited:

17 Dec 2018 14:27

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:22

Publisher DOI:

10.17236/sat00184

PubMed ID:

30379134

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Antibiotics Antibiotika Bacteremia Bakteriämie Horse Minimal inhibitory concentration Minimale Hemmstoffkonzentration Pferd Sepsis antibiotici antibiotiques bactériémie batteriemia cavallo cheval concentration minimale inhibitrice concentrazione minima inibitoria sepsi septicémie

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.122469

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/122469

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