Volume 29, Number 7—July 2023
Research Letter
Isolation of Elizabethkingia spp. from Diagnostic Specimens from Dogs and Cats, United States, 2019–2021
J. Scott Weese
, Kurtis E. Sobkowich, Zvonimir Poljak, and Theresa M. Bernardo
, Kurtis E. Sobkowich, Zvonimir Poljak, and Theresa M. Bernardo
Table 2
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Elizabethkingia spp. isolated from 71 dog and 15 cat diagnostic specimens, United States, 2019–2021*
| Antimicrobial drug | No. tested | No. (%) susceptible |
|---|---|---|
| Amikacin | 84 | 13 (15) |
| Amoxicillin | 57 | 4 (7.0) |
| Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid | 57 | 5 (8.8) |
| Cefotaxime | 46 | 6 (13) |
| Cefovecin | 57 | 5 (8.8) |
| Cefpodoxime | 57 | 7 (12) |
| Ceftazidime | 86 | 6 (7.0) |
| Ceftiofur | 53 | 9 (17) |
| Cephalexin | 57 | 3 (5.3) |
| Chloramphenicol | 64 | 9 (14) |
| Doxycycline | 59 | 39 (66) |
| Enrofloxacin | 86 | 73 (85) |
| Gentamicin | 85 | 17 (20) |
| Imipenem | 86 | 7 (8.1) |
| Marbofloxacin | 86 | 75 (87) |
| Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole | 54 | 48 (89) |
*Antimicrobial susceptibility testing performed according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines (7) at IDEXX Laboratories (https://www.idexx.com).
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