Antibiotic susceptibility of Escherichia coli strains in neonatal alpacas with and without diarrhoea
Original title: Susceptibilidad Antibiótica de Cepas de Escherichia coli en Crías de Alpaca con y sin Diarrea
- Barrios Arpi Manuel,
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- Villacaqui Ayllon Eglinton
- Laboratorio de Patología Clínica Y Biología Molecular,
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- Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos,
- Universidad Científica del Sur
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Pages 381-387 (7 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru (Volume 27, Issue 2)Publication milestones
- Published - 01/04/2016
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Published - 01/04/2016
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1682-3419Publication IDs
- Scopus: 84982806197
Abstract
The present study aimed to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolates in neonatal alpacas with and without diarrhea in peasant communities in Lachocc, Huancavelica, Peru. Rectal swabs from alpacas with diarrhoea (n=95) and from apparently normal alpacas (n=60) of 1 to 2 months of age were analysed. The results showed that 48.4% (46/95) and 60% (36/60) of samples from animals with and without diarrhea were positive to E. coli. The isolates were sensitive to most of the antibiotics, especially trimethoprim (98%), gentamicin (95%) and fosfomycin (88%). The exception was nitrofurantoin, whose strains showed low susceptibility (8.3%).
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