BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID BACTERIAL ISOLATION AND SENSIBILITY IN HEALTH AND SICK DOGS

Authors

  • Paula Cristina Basso Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Alceu Gaspar Raiser Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Maurício Veloso Brun Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Luciana Ruschel Santos Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Daniel Curvello de Mendonça Muller Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Anelise Bonilla Trindade Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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Abstract

Research of antimicrobials use and resistance in food animals have been developed in various countries, although few studies include the bacteria prevalence in respiratory tract of companion animal. The aim of this paper was to verify antimicrobial resistance profile from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of health and sick dogs. Twenty animals were evaluated, 10 in the health group (group 1) and 10 in respiratory distress group (group 2). The bronchoalveolar lavage was performed through an endotracheal tube or guided by a rigid endoscope. Culture, identification and bacterial sensibility of the fluid were performed through agar diffusion method. The bacterial isolated were: Haemophilus aphrophilus, Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosas e Proteus mirabilis. Of all samples, 63% showed resistance to at least one class of antibiotics. Therefore antibiotic resistance is present in sick as well in health animals and ceftriaxone and amoxicilin associated with clavulanic acid are effective against respiratory tract bacteria.

KEY WORDS: Antibiotic resistance, bacteria, respiratory distress.

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Published

2009-09-30

How to Cite

BASSO, Paula Cristina; RAISER, Alceu Gaspar; BRUN, Maurício Veloso; SANTOS, Luciana Ruschel; MULLER, Daniel Curvello de Mendonça; TRINDADE, Anelise Bonilla. BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID BACTERIAL ISOLATION AND SENSIBILITY IN HEALTH AND SICK DOGS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 3, p. 947–954, 2009. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/4638. Acesso em: 14 dec. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2009)

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Veterinary Medicine

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