Longitudinal study of Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in a cohort of swine veterinarians in the United States

Longitudinal study of Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in a cohort of swine veterinarians in the United States

Abstract Background People working with pigs are at elevated risk of harboring methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in their nose, which is attributable to occupational exposure to animals harboring livestock adapted S. aureus. To obtain insight into the biological nature of occupationally related...

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Main Authors: Jisun Sun, My Yang, Srinand Sreevatsan, Jeffrey B. Bender, Randall S. Singer, Todd P. Knutson, Douglas G. Marthaler, Peter R. Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Veterinarians
MRSA
Swine
Persistent carriage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2802-1

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