Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jun 16;11:1161950. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1161950. eCollection 2023.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health concern that affects all aspects of the One Health Triad, including human, animal, and environmental health. Companion animals, such as cats and dogs, may contribute to the spread of AMR through their close contact with humans and the frequent prescription of antimicrobials. However, research on AMR in companion animals is limited, and there are few surveillance measures in place to monitor the spread of resistant pathogens in the United States.
This study aims to explore the practicality of using data from commercial laboratory antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) services for epidemiological analyses of AMR in companion animals in the United States.
The study analyzed 25,147,300 individual AST results from cats and dogs submitted to a large commercial diagnostic laboratory in the United States between 2019 and 2021, and found that resistance to certain antimicrobials was common in both and strains.
There has been a paucity of information regarding AMR in companion animals in comparison to human, environmental and other animal species. Commercial AST datasets may prove beneficial in providing more representation to companion animals within the One Health framework for AMR.
抗菌药物耐药性(AMR)是一个全球性的健康问题,影响着“同一健康”三方(人类、动物和环境)的各个方面。猫和狗等伴侣动物由于与人类密切接触以及经常使用抗生素,可能会助长 AMR 的传播。然而,关于伴侣动物中的 AMR 的研究有限,并且在美国几乎没有监测措施来监测耐药病原体的传播。
本研究旨在探讨利用商业实验室抗菌药物敏感性测试(AST)服务的数据来进行美国伴侣动物 AMR 的流行病学分析的实用性。
该研究分析了 2019 年至 2021 年间美国一家大型商业诊断实验室提交的 25147300 份猫和狗的个体 AST 结果,发现某些抗生素的耐药性在 和 菌株中都很常见。
与人类、环境和其他动物物种相比,有关伴侣动物 AMR 的信息很少。商业 AST 数据集可能有助于在 AMR 的“同一健康”框架内为伴侣动物提供更多代表性。