Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in veterinary clinics, Germany

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1751-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1709.101931.

Abstract

An increase in prevalence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter spp. in hospitalized animals was observed at the Justus-Liebig-University (Germany). Genotypic analysis of 56 isolates during 2000-2008 showed 3 clusters that corresponded to European clones I-III. Results indicate spread of genotypically related strains within and among veterinary clinics in Germany.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology
  • Acinetobacter Infections / etiology
  • Acinetobacter Infections / veterinary*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / classification
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
  • Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases / epidemiology
  • Cat Diseases / etiology
  • Cat Diseases / microbiology
  • Cats
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Cross Infection / veterinary*
  • Dog Diseases / epidemiology
  • Dog Diseases / etiology
  • Dog Diseases / microbiology
  • Dogs
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Germany / epidemiology
  • Hospitals, Animal*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Molecular Typing
  • Phylogeny
  • Prevalence