Potential for residual contamination by Streptococcus equi subspp equi of endoscopes and twitches used in diagnosis of carriers of strangles
| Autor: | Anneli Rydén, John Pringle, Lise-Lotte Fernström, Miia Riihimäki, Mikaela Andreasson, Elin Svonni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Streptococcus equi
Endoscope 040301 veterinary sciences Disinfectant Microbiology 0403 veterinary science Streptococcal Infections Medicine Animals Horses Strangles Disinfection methods Endoscopes business.industry 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine Contamination 040201 dairy & animal science Disinfection Horse Diseases Culture negative business Bacterial dna Disinfectants |
| Zdroj: | Equine veterinary journalREFERENCES. 52(6) |
| ISSN: | 2042-3306 |
| Popis: | Background Endoscopic examinations are essential for diagnosis and treatment of strangles (S equi infection) in horses. However, even after disinfection, endoscopes may retain viable bacteria or bacterial DNA. Twitches are commonly used during endoscopic examinations and can thus also potentially transmit the organism to other horses. Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of different disinfectant methods to eliminate S equi from experimentally contaminated endoscopes and twitches and the effectiveness of field disinfection of endoscopes used in sampling carriers of S equi. Study design Experimental contamination and observational field study. Methods One endoscope and 30 twitches were contaminated with standardised S equi broth solutions. The endoscope was disinfected following three protocols using various disinfectants for manual disinfection. A fourth protocol used an automated endoscope reprocessor (AER). The twitches (n = 30) were disinfected following eight different disinfecting protocols. Three endoscopes used in sampling for silent carriers were disinfected following a field-based protocol. After each protocol the endoscopes and twitches were sampled for S equi by culture and qPCR. Results Following experimental contamination all endoscope disinfection protocols, apart from 1/6 of the ethanol protocol were S equi culture negative. However, no endoscope disinfection protocol completely eliminated retention of S equi DNA. Field disinfection of endoscopes after sampling carriers yielded no culture positives and all but one (13/14) were qPCR negative. All twitches disinfected following experimental contamination were culture negative but sodium hypochlorite was the only disinfectant that completely eliminated detection of S equi DNA. Main limitations Experimental contamination may not reflect the numbers of S equi transferred to endoscopes or twitches during use on silent carriers and purulent secretions from infected horses may influence survival of S equi. Conclusions While most disinfection methods appear to ensure removal of cultivable S equi, residual DNA can remain on both endoscopes and twitches. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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