High-level gentamicin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from a wound in a dog

Y Abbott; B M Kirby; M Karczmarczyk; B K Markey; F C Leonard; S Fitzgerald

doi:10.1111/j.1748-5827.2008.00639.x

High-level gentamicin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from a wound in a dog

J Small Anim Pract. 2009 Apr;50(4):194-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2008.00639.x. Epub 2008 Nov 13.

Authors

Y Abbott¹, B M Kirby, M Karczmarczyk, B K Markey, F C Leonard, S Fitzgerald

Affiliation

¹ Unit of Veterinary Surgery, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

PMID: 19037894
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2008.00639.x

Abstract

This report describes the first clinical case, in Europe, of a high-level gentamicin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infection in a dog. The aim of this report is to alert the veterinary profession to high-level gentamicin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in companion animal patients. Multi-drug resistant strains of this pathogen are the cause of considerable problems in human hospitals and for community healthcare professionals worldwide. The potential for a similar impact within veterinary medicine is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Bites and Stings / drug therapy
Bites and Stings / surgery
Bites and Stings / veterinary*
Dog Diseases / drug therapy
Dog Diseases / microbiology*
Dog Diseases / surgery
Dogs
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification
Female
Gentamicins / pharmacology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / surgery
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
Groin / injuries
Hindlimb / injuries
Ireland
Schools, Veterinary
Vancomycin Resistance

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Gentamicins