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Livestock-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Humans, Europe

Authors :
Brigitte A.G.L. van Cleef
Dominique L. Monnet
Andreas Voss
Karina Krziwanek
Franz Allerberger
Marc Struelens
Helena Zemlickova
Robert L. Skov
Jaana Vuopio-Varkila
Christiane Cuny
Alexander W. Friedrich
Iris Spiliopoulou
Judit Pászti
Hjordis Hardardottir
Angela Rossney
Angelo Pan
Annalisa Pantosti
Michael Borg
Hajo Grundmann
Manica Mueller-Premru
Barbro Olsson-Liljequist
Andreas F. Widmer
Stephan Harbarth
Alexander Schweiger
Serhat Unal
Jan A.J.W. Kluytmans
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 3, Pp 502-505 (2011)
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011.

Abstract

To estimate the proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from humans that were sequence type (ST) 398, we surveyed 24 laboratories in 17 countries in Europe in 2007. Livestock-associated MRSA ST398 accounted for only a small proportion of MRSA isolates from humans; most were from the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Austria.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
17
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6259aeed86a44cd91640d5edb74bdc1
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1703.101036