No apparent transmission of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in a survey of staff at a regional Danish hospital

No apparent transmission of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in a survey of staff at a regional Danish hospital

Abstract Background In recent years, livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) multi locus sequence type CC398 has spread widely in the livestock production in Europe. The rates of LA-MRSA in hospitals have been found to be largely determined by contact to and densit...

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Main Authors: Else Toft Würtz, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Tinna Ravnholt Urth, Jesper Larsen, Md Zohorul Islam, Torben Sigsgaard, Vivi Schlünssen, Troels Skou, Anne Mette Madsen, Louise Feld, Saloomeh Moslehi-Jenabian, Robert Leo Skov, Øyvind Omland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Animal farming
Bacterial transmission
Dust, Hospital employees
Hospital environment
LA-MRSA
Nasal swabs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0284-y

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