The Presence of Acinetobacter baumannii DNA on the Skin of Homeless People and Its Relationship With Body Lice Infestation. Preliminary Results

The Presence of Acinetobacter baumannii DNA on the Skin of Homeless People and Its Relationship With Body Lice Infestation. Preliminary Results

The presence of Acinetobacter baumannii was demonstrated in body lice, however, little is known about the mechanism of natural lice infection. In 2013 and 2014, cross-sectional one-day studies were therefore performed within two Marseille homeless shelters to assess the presence of A. baumannii DNA...

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Main Authors: Tran Duc Anh Ly, Jad Kerbaj, Sophie Edouard, Van Thuan Hoang, Meriem Louni, Thi Loi Dao, Samir Benkouiten, Sekene Badiaga, Herve Tissot-Dupont, Didier Raoult, Philippe Brouqui, Oleg Mediannikov, Philippe Gautret
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
body lice
homeless
Acinetobacter baumannii
skin
ompA/motB
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00086/full

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