Survey of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Companion Dogs in Madrid,Spain |
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| Authors: | Ana González-Torralba Jesús Oteo Alejandra Asenjo Verónica Bautista Elisabeth Fuentes Juan-Ignacio Alós |
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| Affiliation: | aServicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, Spain;bUniversidad Europea, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain;cHospital Veterinario Vetsia, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain;dLaboratorio de Resistencia a Antibióticos, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain |
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We found a low prevalence (0.6%) of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in fecal microbiota of companion dogs. A single VIM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate belonging to sequence type (ST) 2090 was detected. blaVIM-1 was carried on a class 1 integron and an untypeable ∼48-kb plasmid. Emergence and spread of CPE in this group of animals may be a threat to public health in human and veterinary medicine. This finding supports the need for active surveillance studies in companion animals that live close to humans, as interspecies transmission may occur within the same household. |
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