| Literature DB >> 25092703 |
Salome N Seiffert1, Alessandra Carattoli2, Regula Tinguely3, Agnese Lupo3, Vincent Perreten4, Andrea Endimiani5.
Abstract
We evaluated the pet food contained in 30 packages as a potential origin of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Gram-negative organisms and β-lactamase genes (bla). Live bacteria were not detected by selective culture. However, PCR investigations on food DNA extracts indicated that samples harbored the blaCTX-M-15 (53.3%), blaCMY-4 (20%), and blaVEB-4-like (6.7%) genes. Particularly worrisome was the presence of blaOXA-48-like carbapenemases (13.3%). The original pet food ingredients and/or the production processes were highly contaminated with bacteria carrying clinically relevant acquired bla genes.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25092703 PMCID: PMC4187980 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.03185-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191