Geographic distribution of livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus in the United States

Tara C Smith; Dipendra Thapaliya; Sabana Bhatta; Samantha Mackey; Jean Engohang-Ndong; Margaret Carrel

doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2018.05.004

Geographic distribution of livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus in the United States

Microbes Infect. 2018 Jun-Jul;20(6):323-327. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2018.05.004. Epub 2018 May 31.

Authors

Tara C Smith¹, Dipendra Thapaliya², Sabana Bhatta², Samantha Mackey², Jean Engohang-Ndong³, Margaret Carrel⁴

Affiliations

¹ Kent State University, College of Public Health, Kent, OH, USA. Electronic address: tsmit176@kent.edu.
² Kent State University, College of Public Health, Kent, OH, USA.
³ Kent State University at Tuscarawas, Department of Biology, New Philadelphia, OH, USA.
⁴ University of Iowa, Department of Geographical & Sustainability Sciences, Department of Epidemiology, Iowa City, IA, USA.

PMID: 29859252
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2018.05.004

Abstract

Sampling for livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus (LA-SA) in the United States is haphazard. The diversity of LA-S. aureus in the U.S. appears to be greater than in other countries. We review the epidemiology of LA-S. aureus in U.S. pigs, occupationally-exposed individuals, and environmental samples to assess the diversity and abundance of U.S. LA-S. aureus.

Keywords: Agriculture; Antibiotic resistance; Farming; MRSA.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Agriculture
Animals
Environmental Microbiology
Humans
Livestock / microbiology*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / classification*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Molecular Epidemiology
Occupational Exposure
Staphylococcal Infections* / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections* / microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus / classification
Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
Swine / microbiology
Swine Diseases* / epidemiology
Swine Diseases* / microbiology
United States / epidemiology