Prevalence, molecular epidemiology, and antimicrobial resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from swine in southern Italy

Prevalence, molecular epidemiology, and antimicrobial resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from swine in southern Italy

Abstract Background Colonization by livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA) has increasingly been reported in the swine population worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of MRSA nasal carriage in healthy pigs, including the black (Calabrese) breed, from farms in the Calabria Regio...

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Main Authors: Mattia Pirolo, Angela Gioffrè, Daniela Visaggio, Monica Gherardi, Grazia Pavia, Pasquale Samele, Lucia Ciambrone, Rossella Di Natale, Giovanna Spatari, Francesco Casalinuovo, Paolo Visca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
LA-MRSA
Pigs
Genotyping
Antimicrobial susceptibility
Southern Italy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1422-x

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