Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Enterococci in dog and cat urine - what you need to know
By KuKanich, Kate S & Lubbers, Brian V·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2015·From the Department of Clinical Sciences (K.K.) and Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (B.L.)·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Review of enterococci isolated from canine and feline urine specimens from 2006 to 2011.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A review of urine samples from dogs and cats showed that a common bacteria called Enterococcus was often found in pets with urinary tract infections (UTIs). In dogs, Enterococcus faecalis was the most frequently isolated type, and these infections were complicated in about 84% of cases. The study also found that many of these bacteria were resistant to multiple antibiotics, which can make treatment more challenging. If your pet has a UTI, it's important to discuss the results of urine tests with your veterinarian to determine the best treatment plan.
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Abstract
Canine and feline urine culture reports and medical records were reviewed at a veterinary teaching hospital from 2006 to 2011 for enterococcal growth, coinfections, antimicrobial resistance, urine sediment findings, clinical signs, and concurrent conditions. Of all of the urine specimens with significantly defined colony-forming units/mL, Enterococcus (E.) faecalis was the only enterococci isolated from cats and predominated (77.4%) in dogs followed by E. faecium (12.9%), E. durans (3.2%), and other Enterococcus spp. (6.5%). The majority of specimens with significant enterococcal growth resulted in complicated urinary tract infections in 83.9% of dogs and 81.8% of cats. Specimens with only enterococcal growth were more common than those mixed with other bacterial species. Cocci were observed in urine sediments of 8 out of 8 cats and 21 out of 25 dogs with available concurrent urinalyses. Pyuria was noted in 5 out of 8 feline and 15 out of 25 canine urine sediments, and pyuria in dogs was associated with growth of only enterococci on aerobic urine culture. Multidrug resistance was identified in 6 out of 11 cats and 7 out of 31 dogs, and E. faecium isolates from dogs were 4.5× more likely to be multidrug resistant than E. faecalis.
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