Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from Exotic Pets : The Situation in the Iberian Peninsula
Muñoz-Ibarra, Eleonora (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Molina-López, R. A. (Centre de Fauna Salvatge de Torreferrussa (Santa Perpètua de la Mogoda, Catalunya))
Durán Durán, Inma (Departamento de Veterinaria de Laboratorio Echevarne)
Garcias Puigserver, Biel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Martín Castillo, Margarita (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
Darwich Soliva, Laila (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)

Data:	2022
Resum:	Literature related to antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria in exotic pets is minimal, being essential to report objective data on this topic, which represents a therapeutic challenge for veterinary medicine and public health. Between 2016 and 2020, laboratory records of 3156 exotic pet specimens' microbiological diagnoses and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) results were examined. The samples were classified into three animal classes: birds (n = 412), mammalia (n = 2399), and reptilian (n = 345). The most prevalent bacteria in birds and mammals were Staphylococcus spp. (15% and 16%), while in reptiles they were Pseudomonas spp. (23%). Pseudomonas was the genus with the highest levels of AMR in all animal groups, followed by Enterococcus spp. By contrast, Gram-positive cocci and Pasteurella spp. were the most sensitive bacteria. Moreover, in reptiles, Stenotrophomonas spp. , Morganella spp. , and Acinetobacter spp. presented high levels of AMR. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria were isolates from reptiles (21%), birds (17%), and mammals (15%). The Enterobacterales had the highest MDR levels: S. marcescens (94. 4%), C. freundii (50%), M. morganii (47. 4%), K. pneumoniae (46. 6%), E. cloacae (44%), and E. coli (38. 3%). The prevalence of MDR P. aeruginosa strains was 8%, detecting one isolate with an XDR profile. Regarding antimicrobial use, many antibiotics described as critically important for human use had significant AMR prevalence in bacteria isolated from exotic pets. Under the One-Health approach, these results are alarming and of public health concern since potential transmission of AMR bacteria and genes can occur from exotic pets to their owners in both senses. For this reason, the collaboration between veterinarians and public health professionals is crucial.
Ajuts:	Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca FI-SDUR 2020
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicat a:	Animals, Vol. 12 Núm. 15 (august 2022) , p. 1912, ISSN 2076-2615

DOI: 10.3390/ani12151912
PMID: 35953901

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