Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prevalence among Captive Chimpanzees, Texas, USA, 2012

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in humans and animals is concerning. In 2012, our evaluation of a captive chimpanzee colony in Texas revealed MRSA prevalence of 69%. Animal care staff should be aware of possible zoonotic MRSA transmission resulting from high prevalence a...

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Autores principales: Hanley, Patrick W., Barnhart, Kirstin F., Abee, Christian R., Lambeth, Susan P., Weese, J. Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26583847
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2112.142004

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26583847
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2112.142004

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