INCIDENCE OF SALMONELLA IN RANDOM-SOURCE CATS PURCHASED FOR USE IN RESEARCH

被引:19
作者
FOX, JG
BEAUCAGE, CM
机构
[1] Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Medical Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1093/infdis/139.3.362
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
In research facilities, cats are routinely ignored as a potential source of salmonella infection. Over a period of 18 months, 142 cats received from commercial vendors for use in research were screened for enteric Salmonella. Salmonella was isolated from 15 animals, an incidence of 10.6%. Five (29%) of the 17 shipments contained animals that were positive for Salmonella. The serotypes isolated were Salmonella derby, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella anatum, Salmonella enteritidis, and Sal monella bredeney. © 1979 by The University of Chicago.
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