Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)–Producing Enterobacteriaceae: A Threat from the Kitchen

Food is an established source of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing Enterobacteriaceae. Hand hygiene and cooking prevent transmission, but hands could be recontaminated by touching used cutting boards. ESBL-producing Escherichia coli were identified on 12% of cutting boards and 50% of gl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2014-05, Vol.35 (5), p.581-584
Hauptverfasser:	Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah, Frei, Reno, Stephan, Roger, Hächler, Herbert, Nogarth, Danica, Widmer, Andreas F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	beta-Lactam Resistance Biological and medical sciences Concise Communication Cooking and Eating Utensils Cross Infection - transmission Cutting boards Disease transmission Enterobacteriaceae Enterobacteriaceae - drug effects Enterobacteriaceae - enzymology Enterobacteriaceae Infections - transmission Environmental Microbiology Escherichia coli Escherichia coli - drug effects Escherichia coli - enzymology Escherichia coli Infections - transmission Food preparation Food Service, Hospital Foodstuffs Gloves, Protective - microbiology Humans Kitchens Meats Medical sciences Miscellaneous Nursing Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	Food is an established source of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing Enterobacteriaceae. Hand hygiene and cooking prevent transmission, but hands could be recontaminated by touching used cutting boards. ESBL-producing Escherichia coli were identified on 12% of cutting boards and 50% of gloves after poultry preparation, pointing to an important source for transmission.
ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1086/675831