Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test and Prevalence of Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Client-Owned Dogs Visiting Veterinary Clinics and Hospital (original) (raw)

Abstract Objective - The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of Campylobacter spp. in dogs visited the veterinary clinic and hospital during January, 2010 – January, 2011 Materials and Methods - A total of 301 fecal swabs from dogs were sampled and used for the isolation of Campylobacter species. Colony Multiplex PCR for species identification was performed. Antibiotic sensitivity testing was done using disk diffusion technique. Results - Forty-two dogs (14.0%) from 301 fecal swab samples were positive for Campylobacter species. Colony multiplex PCR for species identification showed that C. jejuni, C. coli, co-infection and other species were identified at 1.0% (3/301), 7.0% (21/301), 4.7% (14/301), and 1.0% (4/301), respectively. Of the 42 positive isolates, C. jejuni, C. coli, co-infection, and other Campylobacter species were 40.5 (17/42), 83.3 (35/42), 33.3 (14/42) and 9.5% (4/42), respectively. The antimicrobial sensitivity s...