Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Detection of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-positive Escherichia coli in bile isolates from two dogs with bacterial cholangiohepatitis.
- Journal:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Timofte, Dorina et al.
- Affiliation:
- University of Liverpool · United Kingdom
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
This is the first report of Escherichia coli isolates producing CTX-M-15, the predominant type of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) associated with clinical disease in humans in the United Kingdom, in a United Kingdom pet dog. This report also describes the first isolation of CTX-M/Tem ESBL-positive E. coli from bile in dogs with hepatobiliary disease.
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