Effective mitigation of an outbreak of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli infections in a small animal veterinary teaching hospital
This study described feasible IPC interventions that can be applied to inpatient small animal settings to help mitigate acquisition of CRE infections and asymptomatic colonization. Monitoring for clinical infections alone is an insensitive indicator of intrafacility CRE transmission in hospitalized patients. Substantial expenses were associated with the outbreak. Improved IPC and early intervention are recommended to prevent CRE transmission within veterinary hospitals.
Authors
- Jaclyn Dietrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-495X)
- Stephen D. Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2681-0082)
- Catherine Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9394-8516)
- Regina Wagner
- Claire L. Fellman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4799-3372)
- Ian M. DeStefano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3634-9971)
- Jessica Leaf
- Anne Bergeron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2156-254X)
- Shira Doron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9139-0857)
- Melissa Cumming
- Lauren M. Golato
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- Tufts Medical Center (US)
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.24.09.0572
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.14