Albini, S.; Abril, C.; Franchini, M.; Hussy, D.; Filioussis, G. (2009). Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolated from the airways of animals with chronic respiratory disease. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 151(7), pp. 323-8. Bern: Huber 10.1024/0036-7281.151.7.323
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (S. maltophilia) is a nonfermentative bacterium, which is naturally resistant against a panel of commonly-used antibiotics. It is frequently isolated from humans with chronic respiratory disease, e.g. cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In veterinary medicine S. maltophilia is perceived to be a mere coloniser. We herewith report 7 strains of S. maltophilia isolated from animals, of which 5 strains were harvested from 3 horses, a dog and a cat with chronic respiratory disease. The dog isolate showed resistance to trimethoprim / sulphamethoxazole, which was confirmed by detection of the sul 1 gene. Analysis with pulsed field gel electrophoresis revealed that 2 horses, which were boarded in the same clinic but two years apart, harboured the same strain of S. maltophilia. This is indicative of a hospital acquired colonisation / infection, which contradicts involvement in the pre-existing chronic disease.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Abril Gaona, Carlos, Hüssy, Daniela |
ISSN: |
0036-7281 |
Publisher: |
Huber |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:24 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1024/0036-7281.151.7.323 |
Web of Science ID: |
000268007900003 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/38209 (FactScience: 220726) |
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