Open AccessEmergence of MRSA infections in horses in a veterinary hospital: strain characterisation and comparison with MRSA from humans
Author(s) -
Christiane Cuny,
J. M. Kuemmerle,
C Stanek,
Barbara M. Willey,
Birgit Strommenger,
Wolfgang Witte
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.11.01.00595-en
Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , veterinary medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , public health , staphylococcal infections , strain (injury) , intensive care medicine , biology , pathology , bacteria , genetics
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has become an emerging public health problem worldwide, no longer only associated with healthcare-associated infections. With the exception of some recent reports concerning infections in cats, dogs and horses, infections with MRSA in companion animals have been infrequently reported. Here we submit findings for MRSA infections in horses in a central European university hospital.