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Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli in veterinary health care facilities

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli are important pathogens associated with nosocomial infections in both human and animal health care settings. Surfaces of inanimate objects in health care facilities can serve as impor...

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Autor principal: Ng, Joanna Sze Yi
Formato: Project Paper Report
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2015
Acesso em linha:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83591/1/FPV%202015%2080%20-%20IR.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:83591 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83591/ Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli in veterinary health care facilities Ng, Joanna Sze Yi Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli are important pathogens associated with nosocomial infections in both human and animal health care settings. Surfaces of inanimate objects in health care facilities can serve as important sources of infection. However, studies on prevalence of these pathogens in veterinary settings are lacking in the country. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to determine the occurrence of A. baumannii and E. coli and the occurrence of MDR isolates on surfaces of inanimate objects from veterinary health care facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia. In this study, swab samples were taken from 65 surfaces of inanimate objects which included door knobs, examination tables, labcoats, stethoscopes and weighing scales in veterinary health care facilities. The swab samples were cultured and all isolates were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing. Results of this study revealed the occurrence of A. baumannii was 9.23% and five out of six A. baumannii isolates (83.33%) were classified as MDR. However, no E. coli was isolated. In conclusion, surfaces of inanimate objects can be a source of MDR A. baumannii in veterinary health care facilities. 2015 Project Paper Report NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83591/1/FPV%202015%2080%20-%20IR.pdf Ng, Joanna Sze Yi (2015) Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli in veterinary health care facilities. [Project Paper Report]
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description Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli are important pathogens associated with nosocomial infections in both human and animal health care settings. Surfaces of inanimate objects in health care facilities can serve as important sources of infection. However, studies on prevalence of these pathogens in veterinary settings are lacking in the country. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to determine the occurrence of A. baumannii and E. coli and the occurrence of MDR isolates on surfaces of inanimate objects from veterinary health care facilities in Klang Valley, Malaysia. In this study, swab samples were taken from 65 surfaces of inanimate objects which included door knobs, examination tables, labcoats, stethoscopes and weighing scales in veterinary health care facilities. The swab samples were cultured and all isolates were subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing. Results of this study revealed the occurrence of A. baumannii was 9.23% and five out of six A. baumannii isolates (83.33%) were classified as MDR. However, no E. coli was isolated. In conclusion, surfaces of inanimate objects can be a source of MDR A. baumannii in veterinary health care facilities.
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author Ng, Joanna Sze Yi
spellingShingle Ng, Joanna Sze Yi
Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli in veterinary health care facilities
author_facet Ng, Joanna Sze Yi
author_sort Ng, Joanna Sze Yi
title Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli in veterinary health care facilities
title_short Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli in veterinary health care facilities
title_full Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli in veterinary health care facilities
title_fullStr Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli in veterinary health care facilities
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli in veterinary health care facilities
title_sort occurrence of multidrug-resistant acinetobacter baumannii and escherichia coli in veterinary health care facilities
publishDate 2015
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/83591/1/FPV%202015%2080%20-%20IR.pdf
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