By Ethan Covey
Infected puppies sold by national pet store chains led to a multidrug-resistant (MDR) Campylobacter jejuni outbreak that affected people in 18 states during 2016-2018, according to a recent CDC report of the outbreak.
The outbreak demonstrated that puppies can be the source of MDR infections in humans, and the CDC stressed the need for a closer look at the use of antibiotics in the commercial dog industry (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67[37]:1032-1035). Although