title: First detection of livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in bulk tank milk in the United Kingdom, January to July 2012.
abstract: Livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus belonging to clonal complex 398 (LA-MRSA CC398) is an important cause of zoonotic infections in several countries, but there is only a single published report of this lineage from the United Kingdom (UK). Here, we describe the isolation of LA-MRSA CC398 from bulk tank milk from five geographically dispersed farms in the UK. Our findings suggest that LA-MRSA CC398 is established in livestock in the UK. Awareness of the potential occupational risks and surveillance in other food-producing animal species should be promoted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Peacock
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parkhill
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Zadoks
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D006801:Humans; D058751:Livestock; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006113:United Kingdom