Research Article

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

Table 2

Antimicrobial resistance pattern of the uropathogenic E. coli strains isolated from Iranian dogs.

Types of samples (number positive)Antimicrobial resistance pattern (%)
TetracyclinesAminoglycosidesQuinolonesPenicillinsCephalosporinsSultC30
DeoxGenAmkNalEnCipAmcAmxAmpCfCftCftzCfx

Healthy dogs
 Male (30)15 (50)18 (60)30 (100)19 (63.3)8 (26.6)16 (53.3)18 (60)6 (20)22 (73.3)28 (93.3)7 (23.3)9 (30)11 (36.6)11 (36.6)20 (66.6)5 (16.6)
 Female (40)10 (25)12 (30)32 (80)13 (32.5)4 (10)10 (25)13 (32.5)4 (10)15 (37.5)21 (52.5)3 (7.5)6 (15)6 (15)7 (17.5)15 (37.5)2 (5)
 Total (70)25 (35.7)30 (42.8)62 (88.5)32 (45.7)12 (17.1)26 (37.1)31 (44.2)10 (14.2)37 (52.8)49 (70)10 (14.2)15 (21.4)17 (24.2)18 (25.7)35 (50)7 (10)

Dogs with UTIs
 Male (70)43 (61.4)36 (51.4)70 (100)60 (85.7)15 (21.4)32 (45.7)41 (58.5)25 (35.7)57 (81.4)70 (100)18 (25.7)20 (28.5)20 (28.5)27 (38.5)50 (71.4)13 (18.5)
 Female (60)32 (53.3)24 (40)58 (96.6)48 (80)13 (21.6)22 (36.6)28 (46.6)15 (25)36 (60)51 (85)12 (20)15 (25)13 (21.6)15 (25)35 (58.3)10 (16.6)
 Total (130)75 (57.6)60 (46.1)128 (98.4)108 (83.0)28 (21.5)54 (41.5)69 (53.0)40 (30.7)93 (71.5)121 (93.0)30 (23.0)35 (26.9)33 (25.3)42 (32.3)85 (65.3)23 (17.6)

Total (200)100 (50)90 (45)190 (95)140 (70)40 (20)80 (40)100 (50)50 (25)130 (65)170 (85)40 (20)50 (25)50 (25)60 (30)120 (60)30 (15)

OX: oxytetracycline (30 μg/disk), Deox: doxycycline (30 μg/disk), Gen: gentamicin (10 µg/disk), Amk: amikacin (30 u/disk), Nal: nalidixic acid (30 μg/disk), En: enrofloxacin (5 µg/disk), Cip: ciprofloxacin (5 µg/disk), Amc: amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (30 μg/disk), Amx: amoxicillin (10 µg/disk); Amp: ampicillin (10 u/disk), Cf: cefazolin (30 μg/disk), Cft: ceftiofur (30 μg/disk), Ctz: ceftazidime (30 μg/disk), Cfx: cefotaxime (30 μg/disk), Sult: sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (25 μg/disk), and C30: chloramphenicol (30 µg/disk).