title: Acinetobacter baumannii-infected vascular catheters collected from horses in an equine clinic.
abstract: Acinetobacter baumannii was isolated from tips clipped from seven intravenous jugular catheters collected from horses in the Ghent University equine clinic. They originated from seven different horses. Three of the seven showed evidence of local infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium. Mario.Vaneechoutte@rug.ac.be
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaneechoutte
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Devriese
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dijkshoorn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lamote
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deprez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Verschraegen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haesebrouck
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D006762:Hospitals, Animal; D007601:Jugular Veins