Table 2 Relative prevalence of uropathogens in non-repeated urinary samples from individual dogs

Pre-incubated 87%, (n = 248)

Pure growth, (n = 174)

72 (131)

57 (16)

77 (10)

78 (7)

57 (4)

71 (5)

33 (1)

Contaminated growth, (n = 74)

28 (50)

43 (12)

23 (3)

22 (2)

43 (3)

29 (2)

67 (2)

Non-incubated, 13% (n = 36)

Pure growth, (n = 22)

74 (17)

50 (2)

25 (1)

50 (2)

-

0 (0)

-

Contaminated growth, (n = 14)

26 (6)

50 (2)

75 (3)

50 (2)

-

100 (1)

-

Submission category B small animal clinics

25%, (n = 154)

E.coli

S. pseudo-intermedius

Proteus mirabilis

β-haemolytic Streptococcus spp.

S. aureus

Enterococcus spp.

Klebsiella spp.

Pre-incubated, 56%, (n = 87)

Pure growth, (n = 53)

68 (42)

67 (6)

33 (3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

100 (2)

0 (0)

Contaminated growth, (n = 34)

32 (20)

33 (3)

67 (6)

100 (2)

100 (1)

0 (0)

100 (2)

Non-incubated, 44%, (n = 67)

Pure growth, (n = 34)

52 (25)

67 (2)

75 (6)

0 (0)

-

33 (1)

-

Contaminated growth, (n = 33)

48 (23)

33 (1)

25 (2)

100 (5)

-

67 (2)

-

Submission category C mixed veterinary practices

30%, (n =185)

E.coli

S. pseudo-intermedius

Proteus mirabilis

β-haemolytic Streptococcus spp.

S. aureus

Enterococcus spp.

Klebsiella spp.

Pre-incubated, 48%, (n = 88)

Pure growth, (n = 45)

52 (29)

50 (6)

67 (6)

25 (1)

100 (2)

33 (1)

0 (0)

Contaminated growth, (n = 43)

48 (27)

50 (6)

33 (3)

75 (3)

0 (0)

67 (2)

100 (2)

Non-incubated, 52%, (n = 97)

Pure growth, (n = 47)

51 (30)

50 (2)

50 (6)

36 (4)

-

43 (3)

50 (2)

Contaminated growth, (n = 50)

49 (29)

50 (2)

50 (6)

64 (7)

-

57 (4)

50 (2)

Total

68 (429)

10 (60)

9 (55)

5 (35)

2 (10)

4 (23)

2 (11)