Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium

We assessed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in persons on 49 swine farms in Belgium. Surveys showed that 48 (37.8%) persons carried MRSA ST398 and 1 (0.8%) had concurrent skin infection. Risk factors for carriage were MRSA carriage by pigs, regular contact with pigs and companion...

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Autores principales: Denis, Olivier, Suetens, Carl, Hallin, Marie, Catry, Boudewijn, Ramboer, Ilse, Dispas, Marc, Willems, Glenda, Gordts, Bart, Butaye, Patrick, Struelens, Marc J.
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19624929
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.080652
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author Denis, Olivier
Suetens, Carl
Hallin, Marie
Catry, Boudewijn
Ramboer, Ilse
Dispas, Marc
Willems, Glenda
Gordts, Bart
Butaye, Patrick
Struelens, Marc J.
author_facet Denis, Olivier
Suetens, Carl
Hallin, Marie
Catry, Boudewijn
Ramboer, Ilse
Dispas, Marc
Willems, Glenda
Gordts, Bart
Butaye, Patrick
Struelens, Marc J.
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description We assessed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in persons on 49 swine farms in Belgium. Surveys showed that 48 (37.8%) persons carried MRSA ST398 and 1 (0.8%) had concurrent skin infection. Risk factors for carriage were MRSA carriage by pigs, regular contact with pigs and companion animals, and use of protective clothing.
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spelling pubmed-27442562009-10-05 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium Denis, Olivier Suetens, Carl Hallin, Marie Catry, Boudewijn Ramboer, Ilse Dispas, Marc Willems, Glenda Gordts, Bart Butaye, Patrick Struelens, Marc J. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We assessed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in persons on 49 swine farms in Belgium. Surveys showed that 48 (37.8%) persons carried MRSA ST398 and 1 (0.8%) had concurrent skin infection. Risk factors for carriage were MRSA carriage by pigs, regular contact with pigs and companion animals, and use of protective clothing. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-07 /pmc/articles/PMC2744256/ /pubmed/19624929 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.080652 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Denis, Olivier
Suetens, Carl
Hallin, Marie
Catry, Boudewijn
Ramboer, Ilse
Dispas, Marc
Willems, Glenda
Gordts, Bart
Butaye, Patrick
Struelens, Marc J.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium
title Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium
title_full Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium
title_fullStr Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium
title_full_unstemmed Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium
title_short Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium
title_sort methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus st398 in swine farm personnel, belgium
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2744256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19624929
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1507.080652
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