Abstract
A transmission experiment was performed to evaluate the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST398 in nursery piglets. Reproduction ratios (R(0)) in three experimental groups were found to vary between 3.92 and 52.54, indicating that after introduction, MRSA ST398 will spread easily among weaned piglets, with a tendency to become established.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Carrier State / microbiology
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Carrier State / transmission
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Carrier State / veterinary*
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Disease Transmission, Infectious*
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / transmission
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Staphylococcal Infections / veterinary*
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Swine
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Swine Diseases / microbiology*
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Swine Diseases / transmission*