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Luca Guardabassi
Researcher at University of Copenhagen
Publications - 224
Citations - 11556
Luca Guardabassi is an academic researcher from University of Copenhagen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Staphylococcus pseudintermedius & Antibiotic resistance. The author has an hindex of 54, co-authored 212 publications receiving 9814 citations. Previous affiliations of Luca Guardabassi include St George's, University of London & Ross University.
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Pet animals as reservoirs of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria
TL;DR: Data on pet animals are clearly needed for guiding antimicrobial use policy in small animal veterinary practice as well as for assessing the risk of transmission of antimicrobial resistance to humans.
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Clonal spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Europe and North America: an international multicentre study
Vincent Perreten,Kristina Kadlec,Stefan Schwarz,Ulrika Grönlund Andersson,Maria Finn,Christina Greko,Arshnee Moodley,Stephen A. Kania,Linda A. Frank,David A. Bemis,Alessia Franco,Manuela Iurescia,Antonio Battisti,Birgitta Duim,Jaap A. Wagenaar,Engeline van Duijkeren,J. Scott Weese,J. Ross Fitzgerald,Alexandra Rossano,Luca Guardabassi +19 more
TL;DR: Two major clonal MRSP lineages have disseminated in Europe and North America and regardless of their geographical or clonal origin, the isolates displayed resistance to the major classes of antibiotics used in veterinary medicine and thus infections caused by MRSP isolates represent a serious therapeutic challenge.
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Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among staff and pets in a small animal referral hospital in the UK
Anette Loeffler,Amanda Boag,Julia Sung,Jodi A. Lindsay,Luca Guardabassi,Anders Dalsgaard,Heather Smith,Kim B. Stevens,David H. Lloyd +8 more
TL;DR: Evidence of EMRSA-15 mucosal carriage in veterinary staff and hospitalized dogs is provided, with the risk of MRSA carriage in Veterinary staff being significantly higher than reported for the UK healthy community.
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Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in the dog: taxonomy, diagnostics, ecology, epidemiology and pathogenicity
TL;DR: The objective of this review is to summarize the current knowledge of the species, including the latest research outcomes, with emphasis on taxonomy, diagnostics, ecology, epidemiology and pathogenicity.
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Antimicrobial Use Guidelines for Treatment of Urinary Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats: Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases
J. Scott Weese,Joseph M Blondeau,Dawn M. Boothe,Edward B. Breitschwerdt,Luca Guardabassi,Andrew Hillier,David H. Lloyd,Mark G. Papich,Shelley C. Rankin,John D. Turnidge,John D. Turnidge,Jane E. Sykes +11 more
TL;DR: The guidelines for diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections were created by a Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCIID) in this paper, which is a common reason for use (and misuse, improper use, and overuse) of antimicrobials in dogs and cats.