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ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2025

Companions in antimicrobial resistance: examining transmission of common antimicrobial-resistant organisms between people and their dogs, cats, and horses.

Benjamin Caddey, Sibina Fisher, Herman W Barkema, Diego B Nobrega

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Review in Clinical microbiology reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Prevalence of antimicrobial-resistantOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026
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  3. Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-ProducingAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026
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  6. Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Pets: A New Threat From Veterinary Clinics.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026
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  8. Antimicrobial resistantOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026
    Review
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  18. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  20. No evidence of multidrug-resistantMicrobiology spectrum · 2025
    Observational
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Benjamin Caddey *Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0009-0007-3024-4494
Sibina Fisher *Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-8814-5673
Herman W BarkemaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Diego B NobregaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9821-1436

Funding

Canadian Government | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) CRC-2022-00168
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SUMMARYNumerous questions persist regarding the role of companion animals as potential reservoirs of antimicrobial-resistant organisms that can infect humans. While relative antimicrobial usage in companion animals is lower than that in humans, certain antimicrobial-resistant pathogens have comparable colonization rates in companion animals and their human counterparts, which inevitably raises questions regarding potential antimicrobial resistance (AMR) transmission. Furthermore, the close contact between pets and their owners, as well as pets, veterinary professionals, and the veterinary clinic environment, provides ample opportunity for zoonotic transmission of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. Here we summarize what is known about the transmission of AMR and select antimicrobial-resistant organisms between companion animals (primarily dogs, cats, and horses) and humans. We also describe the global distribution of selected antimicrobial-resistant organisms in companion animals. The impact of interspecies AMR transmission within households and veterinary care settings is critically reviewed and discussed in the context of methicillin-resistant staphylococci, extended-spectrum β-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing bacteria. Key research areas are emphasized within established global action plans on AMR, offering valuable insights for shaping future research and surveillance initiatives.

Indexed as

BacteriaBacterial InfectionsBacterial ZoonosesDrug Resistance, BacterialPetsZoonosesAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCatsDogsHorsesHumansAnti-Bacterial Agentsantimicrobial resistancecompanion animalsdogsE. colihorsespetsstaphylococcitransmission

Identifiers

PMID39853095
PMCPMC11905369

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