title: Household contamination with Salmonella enterica.
abstract: Household contamination with Salmonella enterica increases when occupational exposure exists (cattle farms with known salmonellosis in cattle, a salmonella research laboratory, or a veterinary clinic experiencing an outbreak of salmonellosis). Fifteen of 55 (27.2%) vacuum cleaner bags from households with occupational exposure to S. enterica were positive versus 1 of 24 (4.2%) without known exposure. Use of a carpet cleaner and several cleaners/disinfectants reduced, but failed to eliminate, S. enterica from artificially contaminated carpet.
authors.affiliation: Field Disease Investigation Unit, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7060, USA. dhr@vetmed.wsu.edu
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: Dale D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.forename: Paivi M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Roozen
authors.forename: Maryanne H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Szymanski
authors.forename: Beth C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Scheenstra
authors.forename: Kirsten M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cady
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Besser
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Chudek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D006794:Household Articles / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012106:Research; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D019779:Salmonella enterica; D014730:Veterinary Medicine