MRSA in conventional and alternative retail pork products.

In order to examine the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus on retail pork, three hundred ninety-five pork samples were collected from a total of 36 stores in Iowa, Minnesota, and New Jersey. S. aureus was isolated from 256 samples (64.8%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 59.9%-69.5%). S. aureus was iso...

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Main Authors: Ashley M O'Brien, Blake M Hanson, Sarah A Farina, James Y Wu, Jacob E Simmering, Shylo E Wardyn, Brett M Forshey, Marie E Kulick, David B Wallinga, Tara C Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3261874?pdf=render