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 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.
Wright
Jennifer G
JG
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Tengelsen
Leslie A
LA
Smith
Kirk E
KE
Bender
Jeff B
JB
Frank
Rodney K
RK
Grendon
John H
JH
Rice
Daniel H
DH
Thiessen
Ann Marie B
AM
Gilbertson
Catherine Jo
CJ
Sivapalasingam
Sumathi
S
Barrett
Timothy J
TJ
Besser
Thomas E
TE
Hancock
Dale D
DD
Angulo
Frederick J
FJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017750:Animal Technicians; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004285:Dogs; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006762:Hospitals, Animal; D006801:Humans; D007061:Idaho / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology*