01604nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260007000043100001400113700002000127700001300147700001400160700001500174700001800189700001300207245014900220300001200369490000800381520098300389022001401372       2007                            d  c09/2007bSchlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KGaHannover1 aM Grobbel1 aA Lübke-Becker1 aE Alesik1 aS Schwarz1 aJ Wallmann1 aC Werckenthin1 aL Wieler00aAntimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli from swine, horses,dogs and cats as determined in the BfT-GermVet moni-toring program 2004-2006  a391-4010 v1203 aA total of 417 isolates of Escherichia coli collected from five animal species/organ System combinations from swine [urinary/genital tract (UGT) incl.mastitis metritis agalactia syndrome], horses [genital tract (GT)] and dogs/cats [respiratory tract (RT), UGT and gastrointestinal tract (GIT)] were analysed guantitatively for their susceptibility against different antimicrobial agents by determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations. Regardless of which animal species the strains origi-nated from, resistance appeared most freguently against sulfamethoxazole (18-59 %),tetracycline (14-54%), and ampicillin (14-39%). High percentages of intermediate isolates were observed for cephalothin (39-46 %). In general, low prevalences of resistance were detected for amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (1-4 %), gentamicin (1-9 %), and cefazolin (0-11 %).Generally speaking,the antimicrobia resistance Situation among E.coli isolates from horses and small animals is rela-tively good.  a0005-9366