MRSA transmission between cows and humans.
We isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from cows with subclinical mastitis and from a person who worked with these animals. The bovine and human strains were indistinguishable by phenotyping and genotyping methods and were of a low frequency spa type. To our knowledge, this finding indicates the first documented case of direct transmission of MRSA between cows and humans.
Juhász-Kaszanyitzky
Eva
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Central Veterinary Institute, Budapest, Hungary. juhasznee@oai.hu
Jánosi
Szilárd
S
Somogyi
Pál
P
Dán
Adám
A
van der Graaf-van Bloois
Linda
L
van Duijkeren
Engeline
E
Wagenaar
Jaap A
JA
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002417:Cattle; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010641:Phenotype; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents