Prevalence and antibiotic resistance in bacterial isolates of dogs with ulcerative keratitis in São Paulo State, Brazil.
Pamella A F CasemiroAlexandre L AndradeMarita Vedovelli CardozoRomário A RodriguesJaqueline A SilvaMárcia MarinhoAlessandra F C NassarVanessa CastroGuilherme H R BrazCinthya de Andrade GujanwskiIvan R M PaduaPaola Castro MoraesPublished in: Veterinary ophthalmology (2024)
The most isolated species in canine ulcerative keratitis are S. pseudintermedius and P. aeruginosa. However, other species were also isolated, demonstrating diversity in ocular microbiota infection. There is a high-rate multidrug resistance associated with canine ulcerative keratitis. Nevertheless, these strains exhibited sensitivity to antimicrobials commonly used in veterinary ophthalmology.