Multi-drug-resistant organisms can be transmitted between healthy dogs and cats and their hospitalized owners. Fortunately, only a small number of cases were found suggesting pets are not a major source of antibiotic-resistant infections in hospital patients. Healthy dogs and cats could be pas
Healthy dogs and cats may be transmitting multidrug-resistant organisms to their hospitalized owners, while humans could also be passing these microbes to their pets, according to research that will be presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. The study highlights the potential transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria between pets and humans.
Healthy dogs and cats could be passing on multidrug-resistant organisms to their hospitalized owners, and likewise, humans could be transmitting these dangerous microbes to their pets, according to new research being presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Copenhagen, Denmark .
The role of pets as potential reservoirs of MDROs is a growing concern worldwide. Antimicrobial resistance happens when infection-causing microbes evolve to become resistant to the drug designed to kill them. Estimates suggest that antimicrobial-resistant infections caused almost 1.3 million deaths and were associated with nearly 5 million deaths around the world in 2019.
Participants were also asked about well-known risk factors for MDROs , as well as information about the number of pets in the household, the closeness of contact, and pet health.
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