Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium

作者：Olivier Denis, C. Suetens, Marie Hallin, Boudewijn Catry, I. Ramboer, Marc Dispas, Glenda Willems, B. Gordts, Patrick Butaye, Marc Struelens · 发表于：Emerging infectious diseases · 年份：2009 · DOI：10.3201/eid1507.080652 · 被引用次数：136 · 研究领域：Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus、Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing、Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

We assessed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in persons on 49 swine farms in Belgium. Surveys showed that 48 (37.8%) persons carried MRSA ST398 and 1 (0.8%) had concurrent skin infection. Risk factors for carriage were MRSA carriage by pigs, regular contact with pigs and companion animals, and use of protective clothing.