Antibiogram of Bacteria Belonging to Enterobacteriaceae Family From Canine Pyometra

Dr. Litty Mathew; Dr. Koshy John; Dr. Shilpa P

Volume : III, Issue : X, October - 2014

Antibiogram of Bacteria Belonging to Enterobacteriaceae Family From Canine Pyometra

Dr. Litty Mathew, Dr. Koshy John, Dr. Shilpa P

Abstract :

The present study was conducted to isolate the bacteria belonging to Enterobacteriaceae family from canine pyometra samples and to find out the antibiotics which are effective against them. E. coli, Klebsiella pneumonia and Proteus spp. were the bacteria identified. Antibiotics which are commonly used to treat bacterial infections like Amoxycillin, Ampicillin, Cephalexin, Ceftriaxone, Polymixin, Colistin, Chloramphenicol, Tetracyclin, Oxytetracyclin, Ciprofloxacin, Enrofloxacin, nitrofurantoin, Erythromycin and Gentamicin, were checked for susceptibility to assess the proper therapeutic measures and to find out the presence of multidrug resistant organism