Linezolid- and Multidrug-Resistant Enterococci in Raw Commercial Dog Food, Europe, 2019–2020
Ana R. Freitas, Liliana Finisterra, Ana P. Tedim, Bárbara Duarte, Carla Novais, Luísa Maria Sobreira Vieira Peixe, from the ESCMID Study Group on Food- and Water-borne Infections (EFWISG)
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
LinezolidMultiple drug resistancePlasmidVirulenceAntibiotic resistanceBiologyAntibioticsMicrobiologyDrug resistanceFood microbiologyGeneBacteriaGeneticsStaphylococcus aureusVancomycinAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacteriophages and microbial interactionsAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria