ESBL/pAmpC-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae carriage among veterinary healthcare workers in the Netherlands.

Anouk P MeijsEsther F GijsbersPaul D HengeveldCindy M DierikxSabine C de GreeffEngeline van Duijkeren

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)

Despite the absence of specific occupation related risk factors, ESBL-E/K carriage in veterinary healthcare workers was high compared to the prevalence in the general Dutch population (5%). This indicates that occupational contact with animals is a potential source of ESBL-E/K for the population at large.

Keyphrases

klebsiella pneumoniae
escherichia coli
risk factors
multidrug resistant
biofilm formation
risk assessment