Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and horse personnel: An investigation of several outbreaks

At the Veterinary Microbiological Diagnostic Center, the Netherlands, the percentage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates found in equine clinical samples increased from 0% in 2002 to 37% in 2008. MRSA of spa-type t064, belonging to MLST ST8 and spa-types t011 and t2123, bo...

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Published in:	Veterinary microbiology Vol. 141; no. 1; pp. 96 - 102
Main Authors:	van Duijkeren, E., Moleman, M., Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, M.M., Multem, J., Troelstra, A., Fluit, A.C., van Wamel, W.J.B., Houwers, D.J., de Neeling, A.J., Wagenaar, J.A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 24.02.2010 Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier Elsevier
Subjects:	animal care Animals antibiotic resistance bacterial contamination bacterial infections Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences classification Cross Infection Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - microbiology disease outbreaks Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data disease prevalence disease surveillance disease transmission Environment epidemiological studies epidemiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology health care workers Horse horse diseases Horse Diseases - epidemiology Horse Diseases - microbiology Horses human-animal relations Humans isolation & purification methicillin Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - classification Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - pathogenicity Microbiology Miscellaneous MRSA Netherlands nosocomial transmission pathogen identification pathogenicity pathotypes risk assessment screening Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcus aureus statistics & numerical data strains Transmission veterinarians veterinary clinics zoonoses Netherlands Environment Staphylococcus aureus Horse MRSA Transmission Vertebrata Mammalia Bacteria Micrococcales Micrococcaceae Perissodactyla Veterinary Ungulata
ISSN:	0378-1135, 1873-2542, 1873-2542
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