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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Longitudinal Study of Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococci from Cases of Subclinical Mastitis in Sheep in Greece: Incidence and Risk Factors.

Charalambia K Michael, Daphne T Lianou, Katerina Tsilipounidaki, Zoe Florou, Natalia G C Vasileiou, Vasia S Mavrogianni, Efthymia Petinaki, George C Fthenakis

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Charalambia K MichaelVeterinary Faculty, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.
Daphne T LianouVeterinary Faculty, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.
Katerina TsilipounidakiUniversity Hospital of Larissa, 41110 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2819-2089
Zoe FlorouUniversity Hospital of Larissa, 41110 Larissa, Greece.
Natalia G C VasileiouFaculty of Animal Science, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece.
Vasia S MavrogianniVeterinary Faculty, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2353-0835
Efthymia PetinakiUniversity Hospital of Larissa, 41110 Larissa, Greece.
George C FthenakisVeterinary Faculty, University of Thessaly, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.
University of Thessaly · GRUniversity Hospital of Larissa · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present paper extends a previous publication on a field study of subclinical mastitis in sheep and focuses on the following laboratory characteristics of the staphylococcal isolates: antibiotic resistance and association with biofilm formation. The specific objectives of the present study were (a) to describe the incidence of isolation of antibiotic-resistant staphylococci from cases of mastitis throughout the milking period in dairy sheep flocks and (b) to identify relevant risk factors, which would contribute to the sustainable control of the infection. Staphylococcal isolates from subclinical mastitis were evaluated for antibiotic resistance to 18 antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance was detected in 57 of the 179 staphylococcal isolates from subclinical mastitis (31.8%). Resistance was recorded against 11 antibiotics, most often against ampicillin (63.2% of resistant isolates), penicillin (63.2%) and tetracycline (47.4%). Isolates resistant to ampicillin and penicillin were recovered in all 12 farms. Twenty-one multidrug-resistant isolates (11.7%) were also recovered. The incidence risk of isolation of staphylococci resistant to at least one (any) antibiotic throughout the study period was 23.8%. The incidence risk of isolation of staphylococci resistant to oxacillin was 5.0%; that of isolation of multidrug-resistant staphylococci was 8.8%. With regard to increased incidence risk of isolation of staphylococci resistant to at least one (any) antibiotic and increased incidence risk of isolation of staphylococci resistant to oxacillin, the omission of anti-staphylococcal mastitis vaccination of ewes emerged as a risk factor. With regard to increased incidence risk of isolation of multidrug-resistant staphylococci, the following variables emerged as risk factors: (a) higher number of antibiotics used on the farm for the treatment of mastitis and (b) younger age of lambs taken away from their dam. Most biofilm-forming antibiotic-resistant staphylococci were recovered from farms where anti-staphylococcal mastitis vaccination was not applied (55.9% versus 44.1% from farms where anti-staphylococcal mastitis vaccination was applied).

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antibiotic resistancebiofilmgoatmastitismethicillinrisk factorsheepstaphylococcus

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PMCPMC10741230
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