First Detection of International High-Risk bla_KPC-2-Harbouring Escherichia coli Pandemic Lineage ST648 in Pet Food Packages

Table 1

Pet food brands, constituents, and GNB isolated.

Food brands	Batches screened	Positive batches	Food type	Major food components	Gram-negative bacteria isolated
A	9	3	Cat, dry	Chicken meat, pork meat, fish, rice, and corn	E. cloacae (M1); L. adecarboxylata (M17); Cronobacter spp. (M59)
B	8	0	Dog, dry	Chicken meat, fish, rice, and corn	—
C	13	5	Dog, dry	Chicken viscera and meat, chicken and pork liver, corn, and rice	E. cloacae (M25, M26, M27, M28); L. adecarboxylata (M46)
D	7	3	Cat, dry	Chicken viscera, egg, corn, fish, pumpkin, and broccoli	E. cloacae (M42, M50, M51)
E	6	0	Cat, dry	Poultry meat, rice, corn, and sorghum	—
F	5	2	Dog, wet	Chicken meat, beef, pork meat, wheat, corn, and animal liver	E. coli (M43, M49)
G	7	1	Cat, dry	Poultry viscera, beef, pork, fish, rice, and corn	E. cloacae (M45)
H	7	1	Dog, dry	Poultry viscera, beef, corn, wheat, and soybean	E. cloacae (M47)
I	5	0	Dog, dry	Chicken viscera, pork meat, and corn	—
J	6	0	Dog, dry	Poultry viscera, pork meat, and corn	—
K	7	0	Dog, dry	Poultry meat, beef, corn, and rice	—
L	6	0	Cat, dry	Chicken viscera, egg, fish, and corn	—