Emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in pigs in China

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2018 Feb;51(2):275-276. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.10.013. Epub 2017 Nov 6.

Authors

Wei Li¹, Jian-Hua Liu¹, Xiu-Feng Zhang¹, Jing Wang¹, Zhen-Bao Ma¹, Lin Chen¹, Zhen-Ling Zeng²

Affiliations

¹ Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
² Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutics Development and Safety Evaluation, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: zlzeng@scau.edu.cn.

PMID: 29122698
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.10.013

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
China / epidemiology
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*
Nasal Cavity / microbiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / veterinary*
Swine / microbiology*
Swine Diseases / epidemiology*
Swine Diseases / microbiology*