Sharing more than friendship - transmission of NDM-5 ST167 and CTX-M-9 ST69 Escherichia coli between dogs and humans in a family, Finland, 2015.

Conclusion: To our knowledge, canine clinical NDM-5 E. coli in Europe, and confirmed CPE transmission between dogs and humans have not been previously reported. The screening of veterinary Enterobacteriaceae isolates for carbapenem resistance is highly recommended. PMID: 29991384 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29991384?dopt=Abstract

Source: Euro Surveill - July 1, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Grönthal T, Österblad M, Eklund M, Jalava J, Nykäsenoja S, Pekkanen K, Rantala M Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research