Antibiotic efficacy and resistance patterns of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria in dogs and resistome of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae via whole genome sequencing in South Korea

Bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs) are prevalent in dogs and necessitate antibiotic intervention. However, the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria poses significant challenges to antibiotic therapy. Although fosfomycin has been demonstrated to achieve and maintain high concentrati...

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Main Authors: Da-Eun Lee, Ji-Yeon Hyeon, Seok-Won Kang, Dong-Yeop Lee, Jung-Hyun Kim
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
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Ji-Yeon Hyeon
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Dong-Yeop Lee
Jung-Hyun Kim
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description Bacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs) are prevalent in dogs and necessitate antibiotic intervention. However, the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria poses significant challenges to antibiotic therapy. Although fosfomycin has been demonstrated to achieve and maintain high concentrations in urine, suggesting its potential for treating UTIs in dogs, its efficacy and the resistance profiles of urinary pathogens from canine UTIs remain elusive. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from companion dogs with UTIs, with a particular focus on their susceptibility and resistance to fosfomycin. A total of 70 isolates from urine samples were analyzed, of which Escherichia coli (n = 18), Proteus mirabilis (n = 9), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 5), and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (n = 5) were predominant. Resistance to erythromycin was most prevalent (94.59%), followed by clindamycin (91.89%) and ampicillin (78.37%), whereas the lowest resistance rate was observed for amikacin (5.40%). Resistance to fosfomycin was observed in 15 out of the 37 predominant isolates (40.54%), including all K. pneumoniae isolates (100%). All isolates, except 4 E. coli strains, were categorized as MDR (33 out of 37; 89.18%). The resistance rates for amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, which are common first-line antibiotics for canine UTIs, were 48.64 and 56.75%, respectively. Whole-genome sequencing of K. pneumoniae isolates, which exhibited high resistance to fosfomycin, revealed multiple antibiotic resistance genes, with chromosomal fosA present in all isolates. Among the 27 dogs with recurrent infection included in this study, 2 were administered fosfomycin, resulting in clinical remission, as evidenced by negative urine culture tests. Overall, this study is the first to demonstrate the importance of assessing fosfomycin resistance profile for optimal treatment of canine UTIs, particularly in cases involving MDR strains.
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spelling doaj-art-4fb45e41efd243b99cf9e518b46101032025-08-20T02:14:34ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692024-11-011110.3389/fvets.2024.14550211455021Antibiotic efficacy and resistance patterns of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria in dogs and resistome of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae via whole genome sequencing in South KoreaDa-Eun Lee0Ji-Yeon Hyeon1Seok-Won Kang2Dong-Yeop Lee3Jung-Hyun Kim4Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Infectious Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Infectious Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Infectious Disease, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaBacterial urinary tract infections (UTIs) are prevalent in dogs and necessitate antibiotic intervention. However, the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria poses significant challenges to antibiotic therapy. Although fosfomycin has been demonstrated to achieve and maintain high concentrations in urine, suggesting its potential for treating UTIs in dogs, its efficacy and the resistance profiles of urinary pathogens from canine UTIs remain elusive. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from companion dogs with UTIs, with a particular focus on their susceptibility and resistance to fosfomycin. A total of 70 isolates from urine samples were analyzed, of which Escherichia coli (n = 18), Proteus mirabilis (n = 9), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 5), and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (n = 5) were predominant. Resistance to erythromycin was most prevalent (94.59%), followed by clindamycin (91.89%) and ampicillin (78.37%), whereas the lowest resistance rate was observed for amikacin (5.40%). Resistance to fosfomycin was observed in 15 out of the 37 predominant isolates (40.54%), including all K. pneumoniae isolates (100%). All isolates, except 4 E. coli strains, were categorized as MDR (33 out of 37; 89.18%). The resistance rates for amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, which are common first-line antibiotics for canine UTIs, were 48.64 and 56.75%, respectively. Whole-genome sequencing of K. pneumoniae isolates, which exhibited high resistance to fosfomycin, revealed multiple antibiotic resistance genes, with chromosomal fosA present in all isolates. Among the 27 dogs with recurrent infection included in this study, 2 were administered fosfomycin, resulting in clinical remission, as evidenced by negative urine culture tests. Overall, this study is the first to demonstrate the importance of assessing fosfomycin resistance profile for optimal treatment of canine UTIs, particularly in cases involving MDR strains.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1455021/fullantibiotic susceptibility testdogfosfomycinKlebsiella pneumoniaemultidrug resistanceurinary tract infection
spellingShingle Da-Eun Lee
Ji-Yeon Hyeon
Seok-Won Kang
Dong-Yeop Lee
Jung-Hyun Kim
Antibiotic efficacy and resistance patterns of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria in dogs and resistome of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae via whole genome sequencing in South Korea
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
antibiotic susceptibility test
dog
fosfomycin
Klebsiella pneumoniae
multidrug resistance
urinary tract infection
title Antibiotic efficacy and resistance patterns of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria in dogs and resistome of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae via whole genome sequencing in South Korea
title_full Antibiotic efficacy and resistance patterns of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria in dogs and resistome of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae via whole genome sequencing in South Korea
title_fullStr Antibiotic efficacy and resistance patterns of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria in dogs and resistome of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae via whole genome sequencing in South Korea
title_full_unstemmed Antibiotic efficacy and resistance patterns of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria in dogs and resistome of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae via whole genome sequencing in South Korea
title_short Antibiotic efficacy and resistance patterns of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria in dogs and resistome of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae via whole genome sequencing in South Korea
title_sort antibiotic efficacy and resistance patterns of urinary tract infection causing bacteria in dogs and resistome of multidrug resistant klebsiella pneumoniae via whole genome sequencing in south korea
topic antibiotic susceptibility test
dog
fosfomycin
Klebsiella pneumoniae
multidrug resistance
urinary tract infection
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1455021/full
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