Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pig Farming
Radboud University Nijmegen · Radboud University Medical Center · +1 more institution
Abstract
We conducted a study among a group of 26 regional pig farmers to determine the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevalence rate and found it was >760 times greater than the rate of patients admitted to Dutch hospitals. While spa-type t108 is apparently a more widespread clone among pig farmers and their environment, we did find other spa-types.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 7.85
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 8
Authors
5- AVAndreas VoßCorresponding
Radboud University Nijmegen, Radboud University Medical Center, Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis
- FLF Loeffen
Radboud University Nijmegen, Radboud University Medical Center
- JBJudith Bakker
Radboud University Nijmegen, Radboud University Medical Center
- CHCorné H. W. Klaassen
Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis
- MWM.W.H. Wulf
Radboud University Nijmegen, Radboud University Medical Center
Topics & keywords
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Veterinary medicine
- Microbiology
- Staphylococcal infections
- clone (Java method)
- Biology
- Agriculture
- Zero hunger