Safe Living After Transplant: Animal & Pet Safety Risks
Lower ← → Higher Infection Risk
• Dogs: B. bronchoseptica, Campylobacter, Capnocytophaga
• Fish: M. marinum
- Avoid cleaning fish tanks
• Cats:
- Contaminated feces: Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidium, Salmonella, Campylobacter
- Fleas/scratches: Bartonella
- Bites/licking wounds: Pasteurella, Capnocytophaga, S. schenckii
• Birds:
- Fungal (Cryptococcus, Histoplasma, C.psittaci)
- Don't let birds fly around the house
By Dr. Hawra Al-Lawati @hawraallawati and Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile @febrilepodcast
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