Oral bacterial flora of dogs with and without rabies: a preliminary study in Thailand.

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dc.contributor.authorKasempimolporn, Songsrien_US
dc.contributor.authorBenjavongkulchai, Maneeraten_US
dc.contributor.authorSaengseesom, Wachirapornen_US
dc.contributor.authorSitprija, Visithen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T18:06:55Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T18:06:55Z
dc.date.issued2003-12-20en_US
dc.descriptionChotmaihet Thangphaet.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe authors studied the bacterial flora of the dog oral cavity and of bite wounds, Aerobic bacteria were isolated from mouth swabs of 16 normal and 5 rabid dogs as well as from infected dog-bite wounds from 18 patients. A total of 20 different microbial species were recovered from mouth swab cultures. The most frequently isolated organisms were Klebsiella pneumoniae ssp pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter cloacae, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, and Pasteurella species. There were no differences in the aerobic bacterial flora between rabid and nonrabid dogs. From the cultures of the bite wound swabs, the authors found that almost all of the organisms identified were part of the normal oral flora of the dog. One or more aerobic bacteria were isolated from the infected dog-bite wounds. Two patients had four, 3 had three, 4 had two, and 6 had one of the nine organisms in their wounds. The predominant species of bacteria involved in infection of bite wounds were, as follows: Staphylococcus aureus, Pasteurella multocida, E. coli, Moraxella species, Pasteurella canis, and Enterobacter cloacae. However, three wound cultures had no aerobic bacterial growth. The results of this study show that the infected bite wounds may contain a mixed bacterial flora that colonize human skin and the oral cavity of dogs.en_US
dc.description.affiliationQueen Saovabha Memorial Institute (WHO Collaborating Center For Research on Rabies), Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKasempimolporn S, Benjavongkulchai M, Saengseesom W, Sitprija V. Oral bacterial flora of dogs with and without rabies: a preliminary study in Thailand. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 2003 Dec; 86(12): 1162-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/38486
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mat.or.th/journal/all.phpen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshBites and Stings --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDogs --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMouth --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshRabies --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshThailanden_US
dc.titleOral bacterial flora of dogs with and without rabies: a preliminary study in Thailand.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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