Transmission chains of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae at the companion animal veterinary clinic–household interface

Schmitt, Kira; Kuster, Stefan P; Zurfluh, Katrin; Jud, Rahel S; Sykes, Jane E; Stephan, Roger; Willi, Barbara

doi:10.3390/antibiotics10020171

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Schmitt, K., Kuster, S. P., Zurfluh, K., Jud, R. S., Sykes, J. E., Stephan, R., & Willi, B. (2021). Transmission chains of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae at the companion animal veterinary clinic–household interface. Antibiotics, 10(2), 171. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020171

Abstract

Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) among animals and humans are a public health threat. This study analyzed the occurrence of ESBL-E in a high-risk environment in a companion animal clinic and two animal patients’ households. In an intensive care unit (ICU), rectal swabs from 74 dogs and cats, 74 hand swabs from staff and 298 swabs from surfaces were analyzed for ESBL-E. Seventeen hospitalized patients (23%) and ten (3%) surfaces in the ICU tested ESBL-E positive. Transmission chains for Klebsiella