Occurrence and characterization of Campylobacter spp.isolates in dogs, cats and children

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Cecilia G. Rodrigues¹  Roberta T. Melo¹  Belchiolina B. Fonseca¹  Pedro A. Martins¹  Fernando A. Ferreira¹  Maria B.j. Araújo¹  Daise A. Rossi¹ 

关键词: Campylobacterspp.;    dogs;    cats;    children;    diarrhea;    infection;    epidemiology;    virulence genes;    Campylobacterspp.;    cães;    gatos;    crianças;    diarreia;    infecção;    epidemiologia;    genes de virulência;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-736X2015000400009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

To improve the understanding of implications of Campylobacterspp. infections in pets and children of different environments were analysed 160 faecal samples from children and 120 from pets (103 dogs and 17 cats). Campylobacter spp. were detected in 6.87% of the children and in 18.3% of the dogs and cats. From 33 stool samples positive for Campylobacter spp., 57.6% were identified as C. jejuni, and 33.4% were identified as C. coli. More than 50% of the isolates in pets were resistant to ceftiofur, sulphazotrim, norfloxacin and tetracycline. In humans, most of the isolates were resistant to amoxicillin, cefazolin, ceftiofur, erythromycin and norfloxacin. From 19 isolates of C. jejuni, 11 isolates from children and 5 from dogs contained two to four of the virulence genes flaA, pldA, cadF or ciaB.We found an association between the presence of virulence genes and diarrhoea. Furthermore, an association was observed between the presence of Campylobacter spp. and diarrhoea in dewormed pets with blood picture suggestive of bacterial infection, and the therapeutic use of antibiotics was associated with more positive detection of Campylobacterspp. in the faeces of pets. Our data indicate that virulent strains of Campylobacter spp. can be risk factor to diarrhoea in animals, and that high resistance to antimicrobial agents is common in pets.

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