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Antibiotic resistance in bacteria from Norwegian cats with urinary
By Lund, Heidi Sjetne et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2015·Norwegian University of Life Sciences·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Antimicrobial susceptibility in bacterial isolates from Norwegian cats with lower urinary tract disease.
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Plain-English summary
A group of Norwegian cats with lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) were found to have a high prevalence of bacterial infections, particularly from bacteria like E. coli and Staphylococcus species. Researchers tested the urine from these cats to see how well various antibiotics could fight these infections. Most of the bacteria were susceptible to enrofloxacin and trimethoprim/sulfonamide, with 92% and 91% effectiveness, respectively. However, there were signs of increasing resistance to some antibiotics, which could be a concern for treatment. Understanding these patterns can help veterinarians choose the best medications for affected cats.
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Abstract
Studies of feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) among Norwegian cats have shown higher prevalences of bacterial cystitis than most previously published reports. The aims of the present study were to identify bacterial isolates obtained from the urine of Norwegian cats with FLUTD and their susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. Eighty-two bacterial isolates from 72 urine cultures obtained from 71 different cats were included. Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus species, Enterococcus species and Streptococcus species were the most frequently detected. The percentages of isolates susceptible to the included antimicrobial agents were as follows: enrofloxacin - 92%; trimethoprim/sulfonamide - 91%; nitrofurantoin - 89%; tetracycline - 78%; ampicillin - 73%; amoxicillin/clavulanic acid - 72%; trimethoprim - 68%; amoxicillin - 58%; cephalexin - 51%; spiramycin - 39%; penicillin - 34%; fucidic acid - 34%; lincomycin - 27%. Although several tendencies towards increasing antimicrobial resistance were detected among the isolates included, the species of bacteria isolated and their patterns of antimicrobial resistance were, in general, in concurrence with the existing literature. Thus, the results do not fully explain the higher prevalence of bacterial cystitis found in Norwegian cats. Moreover, additional explanatory factors beside the inclusion of primary accession cases rather than referred cases were not found.
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