ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS)

作者：Brownstein Deborah; Miller Melissa A; Oates Stori C; Byrne Barbara A; Jang Spencer; Murray Michael J; Gill Verena A; Jessup David A^*

来源：Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2011, 47(2): 278-292.

• Antibiotic
• antimicrobial susceptibility
• bacteria
• bacterial infections
• Enhydra lutris
• sea otter

Bacterial infections are an important cause of sea otter (Enhydra lutris) mortality, and some of these infections may originate from terrestrial and anthropogenic sources. Antimicrobials are an important therapeutic tool for management of bacterial infections in stranded sea otters and for prevention of infection following invasive procedures in free-ranging otters. In this study, susceptibility to commonly used antimicrobials was determined for 126 isolates of 15 bacterial species or groups from necropsied, live-stranded injured or sick, and apparently healthy wild sea otters examined between 1998 and 2005. These isolates included both gram-positive and gram-negative strains of primary pathogens, opportunistic pathogens, and environmental flora, including bacterial species with proven zoonotic potential. Minimal evidence of antimicrobial resistance and no strains with unusual or clinically significant multiple-drug resistance patterns were identified. Collectively, these findings will help optimize selection of appropriate antimicrobials for treatment of bacterial diseases in sea otters and other marine species.

• 出版日期2011-4