Table 1.

Characteristics of included studies reporting the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) in companion animals.

S/No	Author, Publication Year	Sampling Period	Country	Companion Animal	Sample Size	Number Positive	Prevalence (%)	Detection Method	Sample Type	Study Design
1a	Devriese et al., 1996 [17]	1995	Belgium	Dog	49	4	8.16	Enrichment culture	Fecal	Cross-sectional
1b	Devriese et al., 1996 [17]	1995	Belgium	Cat	21	1	4.76	Enrichment culture	Fecal	Cross-sectional
1c	Devriese et al., 1996 [17]	1995	Belgium	Horse	83	8	9.64	Enrichment culture	Fecal	Cross-sectional
1d	Devriese et al., 1996 [17]	1995	Belgium	Rabbit	33	1	3.03	Enrichment culture	Fecal	Cross-sectional
1e	Devriese et al., 1996 [17]	1995	Belgium	Pheasants	14	2	14.29	Enrichment culture	Fecal	Cross-sectional
2a	van Belkum et al., 1996 [18]	1996	Netherlands	Dog	23	11	48	Selective culture	Rectal swab	Cross-sectional
2b	van Belkum et al., 1996 [18]	1996	Netherlands	Cat	24	4	16	Selective culture	Rectal swab	Cross-sectional
3	Simjee et al., 2002 [19]	1996–1998	United States of America	Dog	35	16	45.71	Broth microdilution	Urine	Cross-sectional
4	Herrero et al., 2004 [20]	1998–2003	Spain	Dog	87	15	17.24	Sensititre system	Fecal	Cross-sectional
5a	Chalermchaikit et al., 2005 [21]	-	Thailand	Dog	210	41	19.5	Agar dilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional
5b	Chalermchaikit et al., 2005 [21]	-	Thailand	Cat	114	26	22.8	Agar dilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional
6a	Chalermchaikit et al., 2005 [21]	-	Thailand	Dog	209	13	6.22	Agar dilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional
6b	Chalermchaikit et al., 2005 [21]	-	Thailand	Cat	121	9	7.44	Agar dilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional
7	de Niederhausern et al., 2007 [22]	2005	Italy	Horse	104	7	6.73	Agar dilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional
8	Singh, 2009 [23]	2008	India	Horse	267	214	80.2	Disc diffusion	Fecal	Cross-sectional
9a	Siriwattanachai et al., 2009 [24]	2003–2004	Thailand	Dog	324	299	92.28	Agar dilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional
9b	Siriwattanachai et al., 2009 [24]	2003–2004	Thailand	Cat	330	292	88.48	Agar dilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional
10	Ahmed et al., 2011 [25]	2010	United Kingdom	Horse	264	9	3.41	Enrichment agar	Fecal	Cross-sectional
11	Goncalves et al., 2010 [26]	-	Portugal	Ostrich	54	7	13.0	Disc diffusion	Fecal	Cross-sectional
12	Ghosh et al., 2012 [27]	-	United States of America	Cat	180	7	3.89	Disc diffusion	Fecal	Cross-sectional
13	Kataoka et al., 2014 [28]	2011–2012	Japan	Dog	77	4	5.19	Broth microdilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional
14a	Bagcigil et al., 2015 [29]	-	Turkey	Dog	100	20	20.0	Broth microdilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional
14b	Bagcigil et al., 2015 [29]	-	Turkey	Cat	100	17	17.0	Broth microdilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional
15	Gulhan et al., 2015 [30]	-	Turkey	Dog	26	1	3.85	Disc diffusion	Fecal	Cross-sectional
16a	Bagcigil et al., 2016 [31]	2015	Turkey	Dog	86	12	13.95	Disc diffusion	Fecal	Cross-sectional
16b	Bagcigil et al., 2016 [31]	2015	Turkey	Cat	71	8	11.27	Disc diffusion	Fecal	Cross-sectional
17	Pasotto et al., 2016 [32]	-	Italy	Dog	170	84	49.41	Disc diffusion	Fecal	Cross-sectional
18a	Aslantas and Tek, 2019 [33]	2018	Turkey	Dog	276	1	0.13	Disc diffusion	Rectal swab	Cross-sectional
18b	Aslantas and Tek, 2019 [33]	2018	Turkey	Cat	255	2	0.8	Disc diffusion	Rectal swab	Cross-sectional
19a	van den Bunt et al., 2018 [34]	2014–2015	Netherlands	Dog	277	71	25.63	Enrichment culture	Fecal	Cross-sectional
19b	van den Bunt et al., 2018 [34]	2014–2015	Netherlands	Cat	118	6	5.08	Enrichment culture	Fecal	Cross-sectional
20	Anyanwu et al., 2019 [35]	2018	Nigeria	Horse	30	7	23.3	Disc diffusion	Rectal swab	Cross-sectional
21	Cabral et al., 2020 [36]	-	Brazil	Parrots	36	2	5.5	Disc diffusion	Cloacal swab	Cross-sectional
22a	Issepi et al., 2020 [37]	2017	Italy	Dog	48	3	6.25	Broth microdilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional
22b	Issepi et al., 2020 [37]	2017	Italy	Cat	72	17	23.6	Broth microdilution	Fecal	Cross-sectional