Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pig farming.
We conducted a study among a group of 26 regional pig farmers to determine the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevalence rate and found it was >760 times greater than the rate of patients admitted to Dutch hospitals. While spa-type t108 is apparently a more widespread clone among pig farmers and their environment, we did find other spa-types.
Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. a.voss@cwz.nl
Andreas
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Voss
Frans
F
Loeffen
Judith
J
Bakker
Come
C
Klaassen
Mireille
M
Wulf
D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D002353:Carrier State; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D010502:Perineum / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*