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Pet Dogs Spread Antibiotic Resistance to Owners


Pet Dogs Spread Antibiotic Resistance to Owners
by Angela Mohan on 
July 13, 2021 at 10:44 AM
Antibiotic resistance gene can be transmitted between dogs and their owners, as per the new study findings.
The study raises concerns that pets can act as reservoirs of the gene and so aid the spread of resistance to precious last-line antibiotics, said researchers from the University of Lisbon.
They found two cases, in which both dog and owner were harboring the gene.
The mcr-1 gene, first reported in China in 2015, confers resistance to colistin an antibiotic of last resort used to treat infections from some bacteria resistant to all other antibiotics. If mcr-1 combines with already drug-resistant bacteria, it can create a truly untreatable infection, the researchers said. ....

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