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. 2000 Nov;38(11):4280-1.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.11.4280-4281.2000.

Acinetobacter baumannii-infected vascular catheters collected from horses in an equine clinic

M Vaneechoutte  1 , L A Devriese, L Dijkshoorn, B Lamote, P Deprez, G Verschraegen, F Haesebrouck
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Acinetobacter baumannii-infected vascular catheters collected from horses in an equine clinic

M Vaneechoutte et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Nov.

Abstract

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.

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