Multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium in four animal facilities

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 i...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 11; no. 8; pp. 1235 - 1241
Main Authors:	Wright, Jennifer G, Tengelsen, Leslie A, Smith, Kirk E, Bender, Jeff B, Frank, Rodney K, Grendon, John H, Rice, Daniel H, Thiessen, Ann Marie B, Gilbertson, Catherine Jo, Sivapalasingam, Sumathi, Barrett, Timothy J, Besser, Thomas E, Hancock, Dale D, Angulo, Frederick J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-08-2005 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Animal shelters Animal Technicians Animals Case studies Cat Diseases - epidemiology Cat Diseases - microbiology Cats Child Child, Preschool Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - microbiology Cross Infection - veterinary Disease Outbreaks Dogs DT 104 Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field - veterinary Feces - microbiology Health aspects Hospitals, Animal Humans Idaho - epidemiology Infant Keywords: nosocomial infections Minnesota - epidemiology multiple drug resistance Occupational Diseases - epidemiology Occupational Diseases - microbiology Salmonella infections Salmonella Infections - epidemiology Salmonella Infections - microbiology Salmonella Infections, Animal - epidemiology Salmonella Infections, Animal - microbiology Salmonella typhimurium Salmonella typhimurium - isolation & purification veterinary clinics Washington - epidemiology zoonoses Zoonoses - microbiology Minnesota Idaho Washington United States
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Summary:	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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ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1108.050111