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Antimicrobial susceptibility monitoring of canine and feline skin and ear pathogens isolated from European veterinary clinics: results of the ComPath Surveillance programme
Author(s) -
Jong Anno,
Youala Myriam,
El Garch Farid,
Simjee Shabbir,
Rose Markus,
Morrissey Ian,
Moyaert Hilde
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
veterinary dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1365-3164
pISSN - 0959-4493
DOI - 10.1111/vde.12886
Subject(s) - veterinary medicine , medicine , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Background – The ComPath project is a pan‐European programme dedicated to the monitoring of antimicrobial susceptibility of canine and feline pathogens using standardized methods and centralized minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) determination. Objectives – To report antimicrobial susceptibilities of major pathogens isolated from nontreated animals with acute clinical signs of skin, wound or ear infections in 2013–2014. Conclusion – Overall, antimicrobial resistance of cutaneous/otic pathogens isolated from dogs and cats was low (1–10%) to moderate (10–20%). For several pathogens, the paucity of CLSI recommended breakpoints for veterinary use is a bottleneck.