Occurrence of Campylobacter jejuni in pets living with human patients infected with C. jejuni.
Campylobacter jejuni was recovered from four dogs (11%) and four cats (33%) living with Danish human patients infected with C. jejuni. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis revealed the occurrence of the same quinolone-resistant strain in a girl and her dog. C. jejuni isolates with closely related (>95% similarity) PFGE profiles occurred in humans and pets from different Danish counties.
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 1870 Frederiksberg C., Denmark.
Peter
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Damborg
Katharina E P
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Olsen
Eva
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Møller Nielsen
Luca
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Guardabassi
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology*; D003718:Denmark; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant