Antibiotic susceptibility of Escherichia coli strains in neonatal alpacas with and without diarrhoea

Authors

  • Manuel Barrios-Arpi Laboratorio de Patología Clínica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • Siever Morales C. Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • Eglinton Villacaqui-Ayllon Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v27i2.11651

Keywords:

E. coli, antibiotic, susceptibility, alpaca

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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Published

2016-06-15

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2016 Manuel Barrios-Arpi, Siever Morales C., Eglinton Villacaqui-Ayllon

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How to Cite

Barrios-Arpi, M., Morales C., S., & Villacaqui-Ayllon, E. (2016). Antibiotic susceptibility of Escherichia coli strains in neonatal alpacas with and without diarrhoea. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 27(2), 381-387. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v27i2.11651