title: MRSA transmission between cows and humans.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Central Veterinary Institute, Budapest, Hungary. juhasznee@oai.hu
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Juhász-Kaszanyitzky
authors.forename: Szilárd
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jánosi
authors.forename: Pál
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Somogyi
authors.forename: Adám
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dán
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van der Graaf-van Bloois
authors.forename: Engeline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Duijkeren
authors.forename: Jaap A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wagenaar
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents