Linezolid- and Multidrug-Resistant Enterococci in Raw Commercial Dog Food, Europe, 2019–2020
2021; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 27; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3201/eid2708.204933
ISSN1080-6059
AutoresAna R. Freitas, Liliana Finisterra, Ana P. Tedim, Bárbara Duarte, Carla Novais, Luı́sa Peixe,
Tópico(s)Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
ResumoAbstract We describe enterococci in raw-frozen dog food commercialized in Europe as a source of genes encoding resistance to the antibiotic drug linezolid and of strains and plasmids enriched in antibiotic-resistance and virulence genes in hospitalized patients. Whole-genome sequencing was fundamental to linking isolates from dog food to human cases across Europe.
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