title: Staphylococcus aureus colonization in healthy horses in Atlantic Canada.
abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization was not identified in any of 497 horses from Atlantic Canada. Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) was isolated from a subsample of 19/242 (7.9%) horses. Colonization with MSSA is relatively common in healthy horses in Atlantic Canada, but MRSA is currently rare or absent.
authors.affiliation: Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3.
authors.forename: Shelly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reid-Smith
authors.forename: J Trenton
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: McClure
authors.forename: J Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Weese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses / Q000382:microbiology*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification