Resident cats in small animal veterinary hospitals carry multi-drug resistant enterococci and are likely involved in cross-contamination of the hospital environment

Resident cats in small animal veterinary hospitals carry multi-drug resistant enterococci and are likely involved in cross-contamination of the hospital environment

In the U.S., small animal veterinary hospitals (SAVHs) commonly keep resident cats living permanently as pets within their facilities. Previously, multi-drug resistant (MDR) enterococci were found as a contaminant of multiple surfaces within such veterinary hospitals, and nosocomial infections are a...

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Main Authors: Anuradha eGhosh, Kate eKuKanich, Caitlin E. Brown, Ludek eZurek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Enterococcus
Feces
antibiotic resistance
clonal diversity
nosocomial infections
resident cats
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00062/full

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