[Epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in 2 colonies of squirrel monkeys and lemurs].
After a short summary of the occurrence, sources, phenotypic characteristics, epidemiologic markers, virulence factors and pathogenicity of the 7 species of Klebsiella, the author reported (1) an infection due to K. pneumoniae K5 in a breed of squirrel monkey. These animals were suffering from sub-cutaneous abcesses (Pasteur Institute of Cayenne, French Guyana). (2) The second example refers a fatal infection due to K. pneumoniae K2 in a colony of lemurs, at Mulhouse zoological garden (East of France). Both animal colonies were protected against infection by the use of specific anti-K. pneumoniae capsular polysaccharide vaccine.
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Institut Pasteur, Unité des Entérobactéries, INSERM-U199, Paris.
D000818:Animals; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D002427:Cebidae / Q000382:microbiology; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D007900:Lemur / Q000382:microbiology; D007901:Lemuridae / Q000382:microbiology; D012453:Saimiri / Q000382:microbiology
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines
Epidémiologie des infections a Klebsiella pneumoniae dans deux élevages de singes-écureuils et de lémuriens.