… companion animals. The increasing prevalence of infections with organisms producing broad
spectrum β-… enzymes are threatening the future of the β-lactam drugs. While a number of …

… Predominant ESBL subtypes in human and animal samples were CTX-M-15 (49.3%) and …
The carbapenemase OXA-48 was detected in 19 ertapenem-resistant companion animal …

Objectives To investigate the occurrence and characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase
(ESBL)- and AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates in clinical samples of …

… of β-lactam resistance in companion animals, though in this case, human-to-animal transmission
may be equally as relevant as animal-to-… use of βlactams. Such selection pressure in …

… Studies on the intestinal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and/or
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales have mainly been conducted in companion animals while …

… -producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) among animals … environment in a companion
animal clinic and two animal patients’ … health importance of ESBL-E in companion animal clinics. …

Background Animals could be reservoirs of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) strains,
but epidemiologic data on ESBL-producing bacteria in healthy pets are missing. We …

… unnecessary use of antimicrobials in companion animals. … coli isolates from diseased
companion animals (including dogs… to determine the role they play in companion animal …

… Whereas to the best of our knowledge the very first clinical ESBL-producing strain from a
companion animal was an SHV-12-type beta-lactamase-producing E. coli isolated from a dog …

… -β-Lactamase (VIM) enzymes are the second most common Class B carbapenemase detected
in companion animals … , with resistance against all β-lactams expect monobactams [42]. In …