Household contamination with Salmonella enterica.
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.
Rice
Daniel H
DH
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
Hancock
Dale D
DD
Roozen
Paivi M
PM
Szymanski
Maryanne H
MH
Scheenstra
Beth C
BC
Cady
Kirsten M
KM
Besser
Thomas E
TE
Chudek
Paul A
PA
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