Fecal Shedding of Multidrug Resistant Isolates in Dogs Fed with Raw Meat-Based Diets in Brazil.

The practice of feeding dogs raw meat-based diets (RMBDs) is growing in several countries, and the risks associated with the ingestion of pathogenic and antimicrobial-resistant in dogs fed these diets are largely unknown. We characterized strains isolated from dogs fed either an RMBD or a conventional dry feed, according to the phylogroup, virulence genes, and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of the bacteria. Two hundred and sixteen strains were isolated.