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Pseudomonas infections in pets - what to know about resistance
By Haenni, Marisa et al.·Published in BMC veterinary research·2015·Agence Nationale de Sé, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Population structure and antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from animal infections in France.
Plain-English summary
Researchers studied a type of bacteria called Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can make both people and animals sick. They found that this bacteria has a varied population structure in animals, meaning there are different types of it that can cause infections. In their analysis, they identified several unique profiles of the bacteria, with some types being more common and linked to outbreaks in humans. Fortunately, they discovered that most of these bacteria in animals were not resistant to multiple antibiotics, which is a good sign compared to the higher resistance seen in human cases. Overall, the study suggests that while certain types of this bacteria are more harmful, they are generally less resistant to treatment in animals.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major human pathogen, which also affects animals. It is thought that P. aeruginosa has a non-clonal epidemic population structure, with distinct isolates found in humans, animals or the environment. However, very little is known about the structure of the P. aeruginosa population from diseased animals. Data on antimicrobial resistance are also scarce. RESULTS: Thirty-four already registered and 19 new MLST profiles were identified. Interestingly, a few clones were more prevalent, and clones associated to human outbreaks were also detected. Multidrug resistance phenotypes were overall rare. CONCLUSION: We highlight the non clonal structure of the population and show a higher prevalence of specific clones, possibly correlating with higher pathogenicity. The low proportion of antimicrobial resistance contrasts with the high resistance rate of human isolates.
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