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Abstract
The present study aimed to identify the prevalence and various bacterial risks of lower urinary tract infections (UTI) in the diseased and seemingly healthy pet animals with and without urine retention that were subjected to catheters or not. Additionally, the isolated bacteria’s antibiotic resistance pattern and its unique antibiotic resistance genes were investigated. Between October 2020 and January 2022, 128 urine samples were randomly selected from veterinary hospitals and clinics in Cairo and Giza. For the purpose of identifying and isolating the probable bacteria, urine samples were subjected for bacterial culture, Escherichia coli,
Staphylococcus aureus, and Klebsiella spp. were found to be the most common bacterial causes of urinary tract infections in pets, with prevalence rates of 32.9%, 28%, and 19.5%, respectively followed by Proteus mirabilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa with a rate of 18.2% and 1.2%, respectively .Based on bacterial types and their virulence genes, antibiotic resistances and multi-drug resistance (MDR) varied. Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the organism responsible for the issue would all benefit from the identification and characterization of isolated bacterial species.