Pet husbandry as a risk factor for colonization or infection with MDR organisms: a systematic meta-analysis.

Carolin HackmannPetra GastmeierStefan SchwarzAntina Lübke-BeckerPeter BischoffRasmus Leistner

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2021)

Our analyses suggest contact to pet animals is a risk factor for MRSA, but not for 3GCRE/CRE acquisition. Evaluation of the underlying literature suggested a possible role of pet animals as: (i) vectors for the transmission of MDROs between livestock and humans; as well as (ii) a reservoir for MDROs. Pets, therefore, may promote transmission and reinfection of humans.

Keyphrases

systematic review
pet ct
positron emission tomography
computed tomography
pet imaging
multidrug resistant
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial
gram negative