Abstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of sequence type 398 (ST398) has frequently been detected in pigs and pig handlers. However, in Malaysia, sampling 360 pigs and 90 pig handlers from 30 farms identified novel ST9-spa type t4358-staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V MRSA strains that were found to transiently colonize more than 1% of pigs and 5.5% of pig handlers.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animal Husbandry*
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Animals
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Carrier State / epidemiology*
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Carrier State / microbiology
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Carrier State / veterinary
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Humans
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Incidence
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Malaysia / epidemiology
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / classification
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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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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Swine
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Swine Diseases / epidemiology*
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Swine Diseases / microbiology
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Virulence Factors / genetics