Y Abbott

Summary

Affiliation: University College Dublin
Country: Ireland

Publications

  1. ncbi Zoonotic transmission of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus from a dog to a handler
    Y 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
  2. ncbi Detection of three distinct genetic lineages in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from animals and veterinary personnel
    Y Abbott
    Veterinary Sciences, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
    Epidemiol Infect 138:764-71. 2010
  3. ncbi Isolation rates of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in dogs, cats and horses in Ireland
    Y 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
  4. ncbi Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from animals and veterinary personnel in Ireland
    Y Abbott
    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
    Vet Microbiol 109:285-96. 2005
  5. ncbi Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a veterinary surgeon and five dogs in one practice
    F C Leonard
    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
    Vet Rec 158:155-9. 2006
  6. ncbi High-level gentamicin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from a wound in a dog
    Y Abbott
    Unit of Veterinary Surgery, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
    J Small Anim Pract 50:194-7. 2009

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Publications6

  1. ncbi Zoonotic transmission of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus from a dog to a handler
    Y 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...
  2. ncbi Detection of three distinct genetic lineages in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from animals and veterinary personnel
    Y 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...
  3. ncbi Isolation rates of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in dogs, cats and horses in Ireland
    Y 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)...
  4. ncbi Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from animals and veterinary personnel in Ireland
    Y 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...
  5. ncbi Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a veterinary surgeon and five dogs in one practice
    F 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...
  6. ncbi High-level gentamicin-resistant and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from a wound in a dog
    Y 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...