title: Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between human and hamster.
abstract: Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between humans and animals is increasingly recognized. We newly document that the transmission of MRSA between human and hamster is possible.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, 4700 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27605, USA. jmferrei@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: Jorge Pinto
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Vance G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: Maria T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lyman
authors.forename: Felicia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruffin
authors.forename: Kevin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D006224:Cricetinae; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D046915:Penicillin-Binding Proteins; C487789:mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus