Uropathogenic Escherichia coli in the Urine Samples of Iranian Dogs: Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern and Distribution of Antibiotic Resistance Genes

Table 1

Total distribution of uropathogenic E. coli strains isolated from the urine samples of Iranian dogs.

Types of samples	Number of samples collected	E. coli positive (%)	PCR confirmation (%)
Healthy dogs
Male	140	30 (21.4)	30 (21.4)
Female	110	40 (36.3)	40 (36.3)
Total	250	70 (28)	70 (28)
Dogs with UTIs
Male	120	70 (58.3)	70 (58.3)
Female	80	60 (75)	60 (75)
Total	200	130 (65)	130 (65)
Total	450	200 (44.4)	200 (44.4)