Journal
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Volume 14, Issue 6, Pages 519-521Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.01970.x
Keywords
community-acquired MRSA; epidemiology; livestock; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; pig farming; ST398
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Screening of pig farmers and pigs in The Netherlands has revealed that > 20% of pig farmers and 39% of slaughterhouse pigs are positive for an unusual strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) belonging to sequence type (ST) 398. It is now clear that the emergence of ST398 is not just a Dutch problem, with human infections being described in several European countries, Canada and Singapore. Furthermore, some human isolates have now acquired the genes encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin. Livestock may become an important source of community-acquired MRSA. A concerted effort on the part of clinicians, infection control practitioners and veterinarians will be required to prevent further spread of this novel strain of MRSA.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available