[Mastitis following drying up associated with teat wipes contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa]

Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 1998 Feb 15;123(4):112-3.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

On 6 Dutch dairy farms cows died of an acute, very serious mastitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This happened shortly after drying off with antibiotics. Before drying off the teat ends were cleaned with teat wipes contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Female
  • Hygiene
  • Iatrogenic Disease / veterinary
  • Mastitis, Bovine / microbiology*
  • Mastitis, Bovine / transmission
  • Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology
  • Pseudomonas Infections / transmission
  • Pseudomonas Infections / veterinary*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification*