# Prototype Reporting and Veterinarian and Animal Owner Educational Materials for Cases of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria of Public Health Importance in Companion Animals

> **NIH FDA U18** · KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $45,600

## Abstract

Project Summary
 Prototype Reporting and Veterinarian and Animal Owner Educational Materials for
Cases of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria of Public Health Importance in Companion
Animals
 Companion animals uniquely share their living environment with their owners. Both
direct and environmental zoonotic transmission, as well as reverse zoonotic transmission, of
antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens can occur between animals and owners.
Approaches and tools within the veterinarian-client-patient relationship are needed for
veterinarians to respond to AMR bacteria of public health importance in companion animals and
exercise antimicrobial drug stewardship in veterinary medicine. Veterinarians also need to be
equipped with materials for educating owners about the risks and proper public health
information sources. In this project, education booklets will be developed for both the
veterinarian and the owner of the companion animal diagnosed with a targeted AMR pathogen.
The brochure design will built on related experiences in hospital associated infection control in
public health settings. Veterinary diagnostic laboratories can uniquely serve as a source of
educational materials for veterinarians and animal owners, and a source of data on AMR in
companion animals for public health authorities in individual U.S. states. In this project, a best
practice protocol will be developed for optimal storage of AMR isolates within a laboratory for
future epidemiologic tracing and outbreak investigation, optimal methods for internal laboratory
recording and addressing of AMR isolates, and logistical case-reporting to state public health
authorities. The protocols will be designed to fit within the constraints of client confidentiality
and business operation of a veterinary diagnostic laboratory. The education booklets and
protocols will be developed for cases of each carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae,
carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas spp., and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) in companion dogs, cats, and horses. Two of the U.S. Veterinary Laboratory
Investigation and Response Network (Vet-LIRN) laboratories will work together to accomplish
the project objectives.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10146128
- **Project number:** 1U18FD006990-01
- **Recipient organization:** KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** M M Chengappa
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $45,600
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-15 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10146128

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10146128, Prototype Reporting and Veterinarian and Animal Owner Educational Materials for Cases of Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria of Public Health Importance in Companion Animals (1U18FD006990-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10146128. Licensed CC0.

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