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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strain ST398 Is Present in Midwestern U.S. Swine and Swine Workers

BACKGROUND: Recent research has demonstrated that many swine and swine farmers in the Netherlands and Canada are colonized with MRSA. However, no studies to date have investigated carriage of MRSA among swine and swine farmers in the United States (U.S.). METHODS: We sampled the nares of 299 swine a...

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Autores principales: Smith, Tara C., Male, Michael J., Harper, Abby L., Kroeger, Jennifer S., Tinkler, Gregory P., Moritz, Erin D., Capuano, Ana W., Herwaldt, Loreen A., Diekema, Daniel J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2626282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19145257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004258