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ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL
卷 8, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13756-019-0650-z
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Antimicrobial resistance; Biological risk; Epidemiological typing; Farming; Livestock; MRSA; Occupational medicine; Staphylococcus aureus; Swine; Zoonosis
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- Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL) [BRIC ID 18/2016]
- Excellence Departments grant from the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR-Italy) [Art. 1, commi 314-337 Legge 232/2016]
- PRIN 2017 grant from MIUR-Italy [20177J5Y3P]
Background Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) belonging to clonal complex 398 is recognized as an occupational hazard for workers employed in intensive animal husbandry, especially in the swine-breeding chain. In this study, we compared the prevalence and epidemiological type of MRSA isolates from swine and farm workers in a large area of southern Italy. Methods Between January and March 2018, 88 workers from 32 farms where we had previously performed a survey for MRSA colonization of farmed pigs, were sampled by nasal swabbing. A follow-up investigation was conducted on seven workers 1 year after primary screening. MRSA isolates were characterized by MLST, spa and SCCmec typing, and tested for susceptibility to 15 antimicrobials. Epidemiological correlations between human and swine MRSA isolates were supported by Rep-MP3 and RAPD PCR fingerprinting, and whole-genome sequencing. Results The overall colonization rate of MRSA in swine farm workers was 21.6%, being significantly higher in intensive farms and in workers with direct animal contact. All human MRSA isolates were multi-drug resistant, belonged to the ST398 livestock clade, and did not carry Panton-Valentine leukocidin and enterotoxin genes. Notably, 94.1% of human MRSA isolates belonged to the same epidemiological type as swine MRSA isolates from the corresponding farm. Persistent MRSA carriage was documented in some workers 1 year after primary sampling. Conclusions We report a high prevalence of MRSA among swine farm workers, with higher colonization rates associated with intensive breeding and animal exposure. Our findings suggest unidirectional animal-to-human transmission of LA-MRSA and denote the high zoonotic transmissibility of the ST398 livestock clade.
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