Table 1 Distribution of selected basic characteristics in the analyzed study population

Sex (male)

n = 138 (61.1%)

n = 29 (51.8%)

Age*

58.9

7.7

Species (dog)

/

n = 48 (85.7%)

Species (cat)

/

n = 8 (14.3%)

Bacterial species

Enterococcus faecium

Enterobacter cloacae

Escherichia coli

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Staphylococcus aureus

n = 105 (46.8%)

n = 18 (7.7%)

n = 64 (28.2%)

n = 23 (10.5%)

n = 16 (6.8%)

n = 5 (9.1%)

n = 7 (12.4%)

n = 42 (74.5%)

n = 1 (1.8%)

n = 1 (1.8%)

Owner-pet pairs

Counterpart missing^†

Counterpart MDRO-positive

Counterpart MDRO-negative

n = 129 (57.1%)

n = 20 (8.8%)

n = 77 (34.1%)

n = 0 (0%)

n = 20 (35.7%)

n = 36 (64.3%)