Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria by Moth Flies from Hospital Waste Water System
Thomas Rupprecht, Annette Moter, Alexandra Wiessener, Joerg Reutershan, Klaus Lang-Schwarz, Michael Vieth, Christian Rupprecht, Ruediger Wagner, Thomas Bollinger
Abstract
H ospital-acquired infections caused by multi- drug-resistant (MDR) pathogens pose major challenges (1). Whereas the concept of transmission of pathogenic bacterial organisms through contact with medical staff is well established, other ways of spreading have not been sufficiently addressed. A tertiary care hospital in Germany observed sporadic outbreaks of MDR pathogens that could not be attributed to usual means of contamination. Concurrently, an increase in moth flies was observed.
Topics & Concepts
Multiple drug resistanceBacteriaBiologyMicrobiologySewageVeterinary medicineMedicineDrug resistanceEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental scienceGeneticsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesInsects and Parasite Interactions