Emergence of MRSA infections in horses in a veterinary hospital: strain characterisation and comparison with MRSA from humans.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has become an emerging public health problem worldwide, no longer only associated with healthcare-associated infections. With the exception of some recent reports concerning infections in cats, dogs and horses, infections with MRSA in companion animals have been infrequently reported. Here we submit findings for MRSA infections in horses in a central European university hospital.
Veterinary University Vienna, Department V, Clinic of Orthopaedics, Austria.
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D000818:Animals; D002353:Carrier State; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006282:Health Personnel; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology; D006762:Hospitals, Animal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*