ena-STUDY-UBC-03-12-2013-21:16:35:577-172
MRSA from rats and humans isolated from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, BC, Canada
Our goal was to determine if urban rats can carry MRSA and compare that to the MRSA isolated from humans in the same location. MRSA was isolated from rat oropharyngeal swabs in 22 of 637 (3.5%) rats tested, although prevalence varied from 0 – 50% among city blocks.
Our goal was to determine if urban rats can carry MRSA and compare that to the MRSA isolated from humans in the same location. MRSA was isolated from rat oropharyngeal swabs in 22 of 637 (3.5%) rats tested, although prevalence varied from 0 – 50% among city blocks.