MRSA transmission between cows and humans

Authors :: Kaszanyitzky, E.J.
Janosi, S.
Somogyi, P.
van der Graaf-van Bloois, L.
van Duijkeren, E.
Wagenaar, J.A.
Advances in Veterinary Medicine
Strategic Infection Biology
Dep Infectieziekten Immunologie
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: We isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from cows with subclinical mastitis and from a person who worked with these animals. The bovine and human strains were indistinguishable by phenotyping and genotyping methods and were of a low frequency spa type. To our knowledge, this finding indicates the first documented case of direct transmission of MRSA between cows and humans.