Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Household contamination with Salmonella enterica.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2003
- Authors:
- Rice, Daniel H et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences · United States
Plain-English summary
This study looked at how households can become contaminated with a bacteria called Salmonella enterica, especially when someone in the home works in places like cattle farms, research labs, or veterinary clinics where salmonellosis (a type of infection caused by this bacteria) is present. They found that about 27% of vacuum cleaner bags from homes with such exposure tested positive for the bacteria, compared to only 4% in homes without exposure. While using carpet cleaners and disinfectants helped reduce the bacteria in carpets, they didn't completely get rid of it. This suggests that extra care is needed in homes where there might be a risk of salmonella contamination.
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.
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