Linezolid- and Multidrug-Resistant Enterococci in Raw Commercial Dog Food, Europe, 2019–2020

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Freitas, Ana R. ; Finisterra, Liliana ; Tedim, Ana P. ; Duarte, Bárbara ; Novais, Carla ; Peixe, Luísa
• Corporate Authors:
  from the ESCMID Study Group on Food- and Water-borne Infections (EFWISG)
• Description:
  We describe enterococci in raw-frozen dog food commercialized in Europe as a source of genes encoding resistance to the antibiotic drug linezolid and of strains and plasmids enriched in antibiotic-resistance and virulence genes in hospitalized patients. Whole-genome sequencing was fundamental to linking isolates from dog food to human cases across Europe.
• Subjects:
  Animal Feed Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents Dogs Drug Resistance, Bacterial Enterococcus Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Humans Linezolid Microbial Sensitivity Tests
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(8):2221-2224
• Pubmed ID:
  34287135
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8314808
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Europe
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e60f225dea7f0e58c62b05f548170c1f8954acc4c698b4690382fa14386eaf9f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/108793/cdc_108793_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 978.70 KB ]