Publications by authors named "Annie Labbe"
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- Yersinia enterocolitica is a key cause of foodborne illnesses, with the BT4/O:3 strain being the most common in humans.
- Pigs are the primary carriers, and this study explored how the bacteria infects them through oral and nasal routes, delineating three stages of colonization.
- The research found that while the bacteria could persist for up to 56 days, notable genetic changes occurred in some strains, suggesting variations in their ability to cause human infections.
Background: The decision to use universal primary antimould prophylaxis to prevent invasive aspergillosis in patients with acute leukemia depends on the incidence of infection at individual centres. We determined our institution's incidence of invasive aspergillosis among patients who received remission-induction chemotherapy for acute leukemia to evaluate the potential benefits of primary antimould prophylaxis.
Methods: We conducted this retrospective cohort study at a Canadian tertiary care centre.
This study aimed to collect data and create a database related to Listeria monocytogenes contamination in breeding and fattening turkey flocks. Seventy-five breeding turkey flocks and 86 fattening turkey flocks were sampled. Three hundred seventy-five and 428 samples were analyzed in breeding and fattening turkey flocks, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to collect preliminary data on the carriage of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in slaughtered pigs in France and to test a simplified method for detecting these strains from tonsils. From January to March 2009, 900 tonsil swabs were taken from pigs at one slaughterhouse in Brittany, France. The swabs were vortexed in 10 ml PSB broth, then 1 ml was added to 9 ml ITC broth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present investigation was conducted in conjunction with the European Union baseline study for the estimation of Salmonella prevalence in laying-hen flocks. It aimed at evaluating eggshell contamination in farms positive for Salmonella, characterizing the genetic patterns of Salmonella strains and identifying the factors associated with Salmonella contamination of eggshells. For this purpose, a total of 4,200 eggs were collected from 28 positive flocks and analyzed according to draft Annex D of International Organization for Standardization Method 6579.
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