Genotypic Characterization of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates of Clonal Complex 398 in Pigsty Visitors: Transient Carriage or Persistence? | Zendy

Natalie Effelsberg | Zendy; S. Udarcev | Zendy; H. Arnold Muller | Zendy; Iris Kobusch | Zendy; Sabrina Linnemann | Zendy; Marc Boelhauve | Zendy; Robin Köck | Zendy; Alexander Mellmann | Zendy

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Genotypic Characterization of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates of Clonal Complex 398 in Pigsty Visitors: Transient Carriage or Persistence?

Author(s) -

Natalie Effelsberg,

S. Udarcev,

H. Arnold Muller,

Iris Kobusch,

Sabrina Linnemann,

Marc Boelhauve,

Robin Köck,

Alexander Mellmann

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01276-19

Subject(s) - carriage , livestock , staphylococcus aureus , persistence (discontinuity) , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , genotype , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , veterinary medicine , medicine , bacteria , ecology , genetics , pathology , geotechnical engineering , gene , engineering

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) of clonal complex (CC) 398 has become a rising issue for public health. While it is known that >80% of pig farmers are colonized with LA-MRSA, only a few studies have assessed the situation for humans with occasional livestock contact. Recently it was shown that over 75% of scientific fieldworkers visiting pigsties were temporarily carrying LA-MRSA.

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