title: High prevalence of closely-related Acinetobacter baumannii in pets according to a multicentre study in veterinary clinics, Reunion Island.
abstract: Our objective was to study the carriage of Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) in pets in Reunion Island (RI), a French territory in Indian Ocean. Overall, 138 pets were sampled (rectum, mouth, wounds if applicable) in 9 veterinary clinics (VC). The prevalence of AB carriage was 6.5% (95%CI; 2.4, 10.6) and 9 carriers were identified from 4 VC. Hospitalization in a VC and antimicrobial treatment administered within the 15 preceding days were significantly associated with AB carriage (P<0.01 and P<0.05, respectively). Despite the VC in which animals have been sampled were located all around RI, most isolates (8/9) were closely-related (>90% similarity by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis). Additional studies are needed to improve the understanding about interactions between the different reservoirs of AB in RI.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Saint-Denis, La Réunion, Saint-Denis, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Belmonte
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Angers, Angers, France; Groupe d'étude des interactions hôtes pathogènes (GEIHP, EA 3142), UFR Médecine, Université Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pailhoriès
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Angers, Angers, France; Groupe d'étude des interactions hôtes pathogènes (GEIHP, EA 3142), UFR Médecine, Université Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kempf
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gaultier
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lemarié
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramont
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Angers, Angers, France; Groupe d'étude des interactions hôtes pathogènes (GEIHP, EA 3142), UFR Médecine, Université Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Joly-Guillou
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU Angers, Angers, France; Groupe d'étude des interactions hôtes pathogènes (GEIHP, EA 3142), UFR Médecine, Université Angers, Angers, France. Electronic address: MaEveillard@chu-angers.fr.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eveillard
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002415:Cats; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004285:Dogs; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006762:Hospitals, Animal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D057805:Pets / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D017508:Reunion / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; Animal reservoir; Multicentre study