Clonal comparison of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from healthy pig farmers, human controls, and pigs.
Pig farming is a risk factor for increased nasal Staphylococcus aureus colonization. Using sequence typing and phylogenetic comparisons, we showed that overcolonization of farmers was caused by a few bacterial strains that were not present in nonfarmers but often caused swine infections. This finding suggests a high rate of strain exchange between pigs and farmers.
Armand-Lefevre
Laurence
L
Bacteriology Laboratory, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France.
Ruimy
Raymond
R
Andremont
Antoine
A
D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D002353:Carrier State; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005602:France; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012306:Risk; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics*; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology