Volume: 55 Issue: 2
Year: 2024, Page: 380-387, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2024.55.2.380-387
Received: Oct. 16, 2023 Accepted: Jan. 12, 2024 Published: June 30, 2024
Bacterial isolation and identification were carried out from the urine samples collected from 50 dogs with clinical signs of urinary tract infection (UTI). After conducting biochemical tests and observing growth on selective media, the isolates were identified as Klebsiella (36%), E. coli (28%), Proteus (28%) and Staphylococcus (8%) after conducting biochemical tests and observation of colony growth on selective media. The identities of those isolates were confirmed using genus-specific PCR. Antibiogram of the isolates revealed that the most effective antibiotic was cotrimoxazole against E. coli and Klebsiella, ceftriaxone against Proteus and amikacin against Staphylococcus. The most widely used antibiotic enrofloxacin against UTI was found to be the least effective against all the four types of isolates. Fifty per cent of the isolates were found to be multidrug resistant within which, 44 per cent were Klebsiella, 28 per cent E. coli, 24 per cent Proteus and four per cent Staphylococcus. The high resistance levels observed in the four bacteria in this study underscore the critical need for prudent antibiotic use across all medical practices.
Keywords: Urinary tract infection, antibiogram, multidrug resistance, PCR
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Anupama, J.S., Vinodkumar, K., Tresamol, P.V., Vijayakumar, K., Jolly, D. 2024. Aetiology and antimicrobial profile of canine urinary tract infections. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 55(2):380-387
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2024.55.2.380-387