High prevalence of closely-related Acinetobacter baumannii in pets according to a multicentre study in veterinary clinics, Reunion Island

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 446-450

  Belmonte, O ^a   Pailhories H ^b,c   Kempf, M ^b,c   Gaultier, M P ^b   Lemarie C ^b   Ramont, C ^b   Joly Guillou, M L ^b,c   Eveillard, M ^b,c  

^a Neurology   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Animal reservoir; Multicentre study

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; HOSPITALIZATION; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; RECTUM; REUNION; VETERINARY CLINIC; WOUND;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANIMALIA;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANIMAL RESERVOIR; MULTICENTRE STUDY;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PETS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; REUNION;

EID: 84898420081     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.01.042     Document Type: Article

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