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| Y AbbottSummaryAffiliation: University College Dublin Country: Ireland Publications
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Zoonotic transmission of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus from a dog to a handlerY Abbott
Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Sciences Centre, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
J Med Microbiol 59:120-3. 2010..Characterization of the haemolytic streptococci isolated from both the patient and the dog, by phenotypic and molecular analysis, confirmed the canine and human isolates were identical...
Detection of three distinct genetic lineages in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from animals and veterinary personnelY Abbott
Veterinary Sciences, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
Epidemiol Infect 138:764-71. 2010..The significance of this development, in relation to human and animal healthcare, is discussed...
Isolation rates of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in dogs, cats and horses in IrelandY Abbott
Veterinary Sciences Centre, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Vet Rec 166:451-5. 2010..Isolation rates for animals suspected of being infected with MRSA were 8.1 per cent (14 of 173) for dogs and 4.6 per cent (three of 65) for horses; MRSA was not isolated from cats (0 of 47)...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from animals and veterinary personnel in IrelandY Abbott
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Vet Microbiol 109:285-96. 2005..This study shows that transmission of two strains of MRSA is occurring in veterinary practices in Ireland and that one strain may have arisen from human hospitals. The source of the second strain remains to be determined...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a veterinary surgeon and five dogs in one practiceF C Leonard
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Vet Rec 158:155-9. 2006..The pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns of all the isolates were indistinguishable from each other and from the most common human isolates of MRSA in Ireland...
High-level gentamicin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from a wound in a dogY Abbott
Unit of Veterinary Surgery, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
J Small Anim Pract 50:194-7. 2009..Multi-drug resistant strains of this pathogen are the cause of considerable problems in human hospitals and for community healthcare professionals worldwide. The potential for a similar impact within veterinary medicine is discussed...
