Prevalence and antibiotic resistance in bacterial isolates of dogs with ulcerative keratitis in São Paulo State, Brazil

• Published in: Veterinary ophthalmology Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 37 - 47
• Main Authors: Casemiro, Pamella A. F., Andrade, Alexandre L., Cardozo, Marita V., Rodrigues, Romário A., Silva, Jaqueline A., Marinho, Márcia, Nassar, Alessandra F. C., Castro, Vanessa, Braz, Guilherme H. R., Gujanwski, Cinthya A., Padua, Ivan R. M., Moraes, Paola C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2025
• Subjects: amikacin; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobials; Bacteria - drug effects; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Brazil; Brazil - epidemiology; cefazolin; cefotaxime; chloramphenicol; ciprofloxacin; cornea; Corneal Ulcer - epidemiology; Corneal Ulcer - microbiology; Corneal Ulcer - veterinary; dog; Dog Diseases - drug therapy; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dog Diseases - microbiology; Dogs; doxycycline; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Enterobacteriaceae; Eye Infections, Bacterial - epidemiology; Eye Infections, Bacterial - microbiology; Eye Infections, Bacterial - veterinary; family; Female; gentamicin; imipenem; keratitis; levofloxacin; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests - veterinary; microorganisms; moxifloxacin; multiple drug resistance; norfloxacin; ophthalmology; penicillins; Prevalence; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; public health; species; Staphylococcus - drug effects; Staphylococcus pseudintermedius; sulfadiazine; tetracycline; trimethoprim; Brazil; antimicrobials; cornea; microorganisms; dog; public health

Objective Identify microorganisms present in canine eyes affected by ulcerative keratitis and assess its resistance profile to available antimicrobial drugs. Methods Samples were collected from 88 canine eyes that exhibited ulcerative keratitis. They were identified using MALDI‐TOF and subjected to...