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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Detected at Four U.S. Wastewater Treatment Plants

Author(s) -

Rachel E. Rosenberg Goldstein,

Shirley A. Micallef,

Shawn G. Gibbs,

Johnnie A. Davis,

Xin He,

Ashish George,

Lara M. Kleinfelter,

Nicole A. Schreiber,

Sampa Mukherjee,

Amir Sapkota,

Sam W. Joseph,

Amy R. Sapkota

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1205436

Subject(s) - sccmec , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus aureus , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , wastewater , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , biology , veterinary medicine , micrococcaceae , medicine , antibacterial agent , antibiotics , bacteria , genotype , environmental science , gene , environmental engineering , biochemistry , genetics

The incidence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections is increasing in the United States, and it is possible that municipal wastewater could be a reservoir of this microorganism. To date, no U.S. studies have evaluated the occurrence of MRSA in wastewater.

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