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.
MeSH terms
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Agriculture*
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Animals
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Carrier State
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Nose / microbiology
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Perineum / microbiology
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Prevalence
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / veterinary*
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
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Swine
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Swine Diseases / epidemiology
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Swine Diseases / microbiology*