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
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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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author Hanley, Patrick W.
Barnhart, Kirstin F.
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description 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 among captive chimpanzees.
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spelling pubmed-46724512015-12-08 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prevalence among Captive Chimpanzees, Texas, USA, 2012 Hanley, Patrick W. Barnhart, Kirstin F. Abee, Christian R. Lambeth, Susan P. Weese, J. Scott Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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 among captive chimpanzees. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4672451/ /pubmed/26583847 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2112.142004 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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