Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from infections in horses in Germany are frequent colonizers of veterinarians but rare among MRSA from infections in humans

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from infections in horses in Germany are frequent colonizers of veterinarians but rare among MRSA from infections in humans

A total of 272 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from equine infections originating from 17 equine hospitals and 39 veterinary practices in Germany as well as 67 isolates from personnel working at equine clinics were subjected to molecular typing. The majority of isolates from horse...

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Main Authors: Christiane Cuny, Mohamed M.H. Abdelbary, Robin Köck, Franziska Layer, Wolfgang Scheidemann, Guido Werner, Wolfgang Witte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:One Health
Subjects:
MRSA
Equine clinic associated MRSA
Zoonotic transmission
Host specificity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771415000142

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