title: Detection of livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in retail pork, United Kingdom, February 2015.
abstract: Livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus belonging to clonal complex 398 (LA-MRSA CC398) is an important cause of zoonotic infections in many countries. Here, we describe the isolation of LA-MRSA CC398 from retail meat samples of United Kingdom (UK) farm origin. Our findings indicate that this lineage is probably established in UK pig farms and demonstrate a potential pathway for the transmission of LA-MRSA CC398 from livestock to humans in the UK.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Hadjirin
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Lay
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Harrison
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; D003132:Commerce; D006801:Humans; D058751:Livestock; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D058889:Molecular Typing; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D000069466:Red Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology