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Dog Bite Transmission of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria to a Human

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2017

Jennifer K. Johnson ,
Eli N. Perencevich ,
Durry P. Lincalis  and
Richard A. Venezia
Jennifer K. Johnson
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Eli N. Perencevich
Affiliation:
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Durry P. Lincalis
Affiliation:
Laboratories of Pathology, Microbiology Section, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Richard A. Venezia*
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Laboratories of Pathology, Microbiology Section, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Laboratories of Pathology, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 South Greene Street, Room N2W40, Baltimore, MD 21201-1595 (rvenezia@umm.edu)
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Abstract

The prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in the community is increasing, and companion animals serve as a potential reservoir for such bacteria. This report describes a case of a companion dog that was treated with multiple courses of antibiotics for a chronic illness and transmitted multidrug-resistant bacteria to a human through a bite.

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 27 , Issue 7 , July 2006 , pp. 762 - 763
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2006

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