Clonal Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Healthy Pig Farmers, Human Controls, and Pigs

Clonal Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Healthy Pig Farmers, Human Controls, and Pigs

Pig farming is a risk factor for increased nasal Staphylococcus aureus colonization. Using sequence typing and phylogenetic comparisons, we showed that overcolonization of farmers was caused by a few bacterial strains that were not present in nonfarmers but often caused swine infections. This findin...

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Main Authors: Laurence Armand-Lefevre, Raymond Ruimy, Antoine Andremont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
S. aureus
Pig farmers
MLST
Phylogenetic distribution
France
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/5/04-0866_article

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