Prevalence of ST9 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among pigs and pig handlers in Malaysia.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of sequence type 398 (ST398) has frequently been detected in pigs and pig handlers. However, in Malaysia, sampling 360 pigs and 90 pig handlers from 30 farms identified novel ST9-spa type t4358-staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V MRSA strains that were found to transiently colonize more than 1% of pigs and 5.5% of pig handlers.
Neela
Vasanthakumari
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. neela2000@hotmail.com
Mohd Zafrul
Arif
A
Mariana
Nor Shamsudin
NS
van Belkum
Alex
A
Liew
Yun Khoon
YK
Rad
Ehsanollah Ghaznavi
EG
D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
D037521:Virulence Factors