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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2000, p. 4280-4281, Vol. 38, No. 11
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Acinetobacter baumannii-Infected Vascular Catheters Collected from Horses in an Equine Clinic

Mario Vaneechoutte,1,* Luc A. Devriese,2 Lenie Dijkshoorn,3 Benedicte Lamote,2 Piet Deprez,2 Gerda Verschraegen,1 and Freddy Haesebrouck2

Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University Hospital Ghent,1 and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ghent,2 Ghent, Belgium, and Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands3

Received 6 March 2000/Returned for modification 2 June 2000/Accepted 27 August 2000

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratory Bacteriology & Virology, Blok A, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Phone: 32 9 2403692. Fax: 32 9 2403659. E-mail: Mario.Vaneechoutte{at}rug.ac.be.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2000, p. 4280-4281, Vol. 38, No. 11
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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