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Article Dans Une Revue Epidemiology and Infection Année : 1992

Cockroaches as Carriers of Bacteria in Multifamily Dwellings

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The potential risk of bacterial dissemination due to the presence of cockroaches (Blattella germanica, Blattellidae) in low-income flats was investigated. Cockroaches can carry a great variety of bacterial species; we identified 30 different species from 52 different flats. Klebsiella oxycytoca, K. pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae were the most frequently found. Pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria represented 54 % of all the bacterial identifications. Bacteria were carried either on the cuticle or in the gut. Contamination through external contact is sufficient to insure bacterial diffusion. There was a very low level of overlap estimated by Pianka's index (a) between the bacterial flora of neighbouring blocks of flats, and (b) between bacterial flora of different flats in the same block.

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hal-01320089 , version 1 (23-05-2016)

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Ann Cloarec, Colette Rivault, F. Fontaine, Annie Le Guyader. Cockroaches as Carriers of Bacteria in Multifamily Dwellings. Epidemiology and Infection, 1992, 109 (3), pp.483--490. ⟨10.1017/S0950268800050470⟩. ⟨hal-01320089⟩
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