Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs with Exudative Epidermitis
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2007
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van Duijkeren, E
Jansen, M.D.
Flemming, S.C.
de Neeling, A.J.
Schoormans, A.
Wagenaar, J.A.
van Nes, A.
Fluit, A.C.
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Abstract
Despite a strict control program for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in human medicine in the Netherlands, MRSA was cultured from exudative epidermitis lesions of 4 piglets on a breeding farm, 20 pigs on a supplier farm, and 2 workers on these farms. The MRSA strains were indistinguishable, suggesting direct transmission.
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MRSA, transmission, pig, human, PFGE, MLST, spa-typing, dispatch, International (English), SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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van Duijkeren, E, Jansen, M D, Flemming, S C, de Neeling, A J, Schoormans, A, Wagenaar, J A, van Nes, A & Fluit, A C 2007, 'Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs with Exudative Epidermitis', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 1408-1410. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1309.061268