TY - JOUR
T1 - Multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium in four animal facilities
AU - Wright, Jennifer G.
AU - Tengelsen, Leslie A.
AU - Smith, Kirk E.
AU - Bender, Jeff B.
AU - Frank, Rodney K.
AU - Grendon, John H.
AU - Rice, Daniel H.
AU - Thiessen, Ann Marie B.
AU - Gilbertson, Catherine Jo
AU - Sivapalasingam, Sumathi
AU - Barrett, Timothy J.
AU - Besser, Thomas E.
AU - Hancock, Dale D.
AU - Angulo, Frederick J.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - In 1999 and 2000, 3 state health departments reported 4 outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness due to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium in employees, clients, and client animals from 3 companion animal veterinary clinics and 1 animal shelter. More than 45 persons and companion animals became ill. Four independent investigations resulted in the testing of 19 human samples and >200 animal samples; 18 persons and 36 animals were culture-positive for S. Typhimurium. One outbreak was due to multidrug-resistant S. Typhimurium R-type ACKSSuT, while the other 3 were due to multidrug-resistant S. Typhimurium R-type ACSSuT DT104. This report documents nosocomial transmission of S. Typhimurium and demonstrates that companion animal facilities may serve as foci of transmission for salmonellae between animals and humans if adequate precautions are not followed.
AB - In 1999 and 2000, 3 state health departments reported 4 outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness due to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium in employees, clients, and client animals from 3 companion animal veterinary clinics and 1 animal shelter. More than 45 persons and companion animals became ill. Four independent investigations resulted in the testing of 19 human samples and >200 animal samples; 18 persons and 36 animals were culture-positive for S. Typhimurium. One outbreak was due to multidrug-resistant S. Typhimurium R-type ACKSSuT, while the other 3 were due to multidrug-resistant S. Typhimurium R-type ACSSuT DT104. This report documents nosocomial transmission of S. Typhimurium and demonstrates that companion animal facilities may serve as foci of transmission for salmonellae between animals and humans if adequate precautions are not followed.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid1108.050111
DO - 10.3201/eid1108.050111
M3 - Article
C2 - 16102313
AN - SCOPUS:22944433828
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 11
SP - 1235
EP - 1241
JO - Emerging infectious diseases
JF - Emerging infectious diseases
IS - 8
ER -