Transmission dynamics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs

Transmission dynamics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs

From the mid-2000s on, numerous studies have shown that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), renowned as human pathogen, has a reservoir in pigs and other livestock. In Europe and North America, clonal complex (CC) 398 appears to be the predominant lineage involved. Especially worriso...

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Main Authors: Florence eCrombé, M Ángeles eArgudín, Wannes eVanderhaeghen, Katleen eHermans, Freddy eHaesebrouck, Patrick eButaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
MRSA
pigs
ST398
transmission risk factors
transmission routes
transmission pig models
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00057/full

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