Table 5 Faecal bacteria with similar antimicrobial resistance patterns identified in environmental samples and recovered from in-patients during the study period
Organism | Resistance pattern* | Site of isolation | Date of reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
Escherichia coli | KF | Dog surgery ward – Floor Clinical isolate H1—Canine abdominal fluid Clinical isolate H2—Canine pyometra swaba Clinical isolate H3—Canine urinea Clinical isolate H4—Canine bilea | 01 June 2021 26 May 2021 26 May 2021 03 June 2021 10 June 2021 |
KF, AMC, CPD | ICU – Floor Dog medicine ward – Floor Clinical isolate H5- Canine pleural fluid | 26 May 2021 01 June 2021 03 June 2021 | |
KF, TE, ENR, AMC, SXT | Large animal treatment room – Floor Clinical isolate H6—Canine colon biopsy Clinical isolate H7—Equine nasopharyngeal swab | 14 June 2021 28 May 2021 10 June 2021 | |
Enterococcus faecalis | TE | Emergency clinic – Table ICU floor Clinical isolate H8—Canine urine | 27 May 2021 14 June 2021 17 June 2021 |
Resistance not detected to the four AMs tested | Consult room – Floor ICU – Keyboard & mouse ICU – Fluid pump Induction room – Anaesthetic machine Clinical isolate H9—Canine urine Clinical isolate H10—Canine abdominal fluidb Clinical isolate H11—Canine traumatic woundb | 26 May 2021 27 May 2021 11 June 2021 14 June 2021 26 May 2021 26 May 2021 30 June 2021 | |
Enterococcus faecium | ENR, AMC, TE | Consult room – Couchc Small animal treatment room – Telephonec Small animal surgery room – Telephonec Outside small animal ward – Keyboard & mousec Dog surgery ward – Floorc Clinical isolate H12—Canine incision site | 26 May 2021 31 May 2021 31 May 2021 31 May 2021 1 June 2021 28 June 2021 |