MRSA Variant in Companion Animals

Methicillin-resistant Staphylocoocus aureus (MRSA) harboring mecA(LGA251) has been isolated from humans and ruminants. Database screening identified this MRSA variant in cats, dogs, and a guinea pig in Germany during 2008–2011. The novel MRSA variant is not restricted to ruminants or humans, and con...

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Autores principales: Walther, Birgit, Wieler, Lothar H., Vincze, Szilvia, Antão, Esther-Maria, Brandenburg, Anja, Stamm, Ivonne, Kopp, Peter A., Kohn, Barbara, Semmler, Torsten, Lübke-Becker, Antina
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3557870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23171478
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1812.120238
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author Walther, Birgit
Wieler, Lothar H.
Vincze, Szilvia
Antão, Esther-Maria
Brandenburg, Anja
Stamm, Ivonne
Kopp, Peter A.
Kohn, Barbara
Semmler, Torsten
Lübke-Becker, Antina
author_facet Walther, Birgit
Wieler, Lothar H.
Vincze, Szilvia
Antão, Esther-Maria
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Stamm, Ivonne
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description Methicillin-resistant Staphylocoocus aureus (MRSA) harboring mecA(LGA251) has been isolated from humans and ruminants. Database screening identified this MRSA variant in cats, dogs, and a guinea pig in Germany during 2008–2011. The novel MRSA variant is not restricted to ruminants or humans, and contact with companion animals might pose a zoonotic risk.
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spelling pubmed-35578702013-02-04 MRSA Variant in Companion Animals Walther, Birgit Wieler, Lothar H. Vincze, Szilvia Antão, Esther-Maria Brandenburg, Anja Stamm, Ivonne Kopp, Peter A. Kohn, Barbara Semmler, Torsten Lübke-Becker, Antina Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Methicillin-resistant Staphylocoocus aureus (MRSA) harboring mecA(LGA251) has been isolated from humans and ruminants. Database screening identified this MRSA variant in cats, dogs, and a guinea pig in Germany during 2008–2011. The novel MRSA variant is not restricted to ruminants or humans, and contact with companion animals might pose a zoonotic risk. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3557870/ /pubmed/23171478 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1812.120238 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.
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Kohn, Barbara
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Lübke-Becker, Antina
MRSA Variant in Companion Animals
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