cfr and fexA genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from humans and livestock in the Netherlands

Schouls et al. characterize antimicrobial resistance genes in MRSA isolates from humans and livestock in the Netherlands. The multidrug resistance gene cfr and the phenicol resistance gene fexA are identified in both types of samples, including in samples taken from persons having professional conta...

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Main Authors: Leo M. Schouls, Kees Veldman, Michael S. M. Brouwer, Cindy Dierikx, Sandra Witteveen, Marga van Santen-Verheuvel, Antoni P. A. Hendrickx, Fabian Landman, Paul Hengeveld, Bart Wullings, Michel Rapallini, Ben Wit, Engeline van Duijkeren, the Dutch MRSA surveillance study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Communications Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-022-00200-w