-Positive Healthcare-Associated Infections Presenting High Transmission Risks for Antimicrobial-Resistant Strains in an Equine Hospital.

Healthcare-associated infections caused by , particularly , represent a high risk for human and animal health. can be easily transmitted through direct contact with individual carriers or fomites, such as medical and non-medical equipment. The risk increases if strains carry antibiotic resistance genes and show a phenotypic multidrug resistance behavior.

Widespread Environmental Presence of Multidrug-Resistant in an Equine Veterinary Hospital That Received Local and International Horses.

is a highly infectious microorganism responsible for many outbreaks reported in equine hospitals. Outbreaks are characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates, nosocomial transmission to other patients, zoonotic transmission to hospital personnel, and even closure of facilities. In this study, 545 samples (environmental and hospitalized patients) were collected monthly during a 1-year period from human and animal contact surfaces in an equine hospital that received local and international horses.