Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pork production shower facilities

Kerry R Leedom Larson; Abby L Harper; Blake M Hanson; Michael J Male; Shylo E Wardyn; Anne E Dressler; Elizabeth A Wagstrom; Shaliesh Tendolkar; Daniel J Diekema; Kelley J Donham; Tara C Smith

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pork production shower facilities

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pork production shower facilities

Kerry R Leedom Larson, Abby L Harper, Blake M Hanson, Michael J Male, Shylo E Wardyn, Anne E Dressler, Elizabeth A Wagstrom, Shaliesh Tendolkar, Daniel J Diekema, Kelley J Donham, …

Applied and environmental microbiology, Vol.77(2), pp.696-698

01/2011

DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01128-10

PMCID: PMC3020538

PMID: 21097587

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Abstract

As methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been found in pigs, we sought to determine if MRSA is present in pork production shower facilities. In two production systems tested, 3% and 26% of shower samples were positive for MRSA. spa types identified included t034, t189, t753, and t1746.

Animals

Prevalence

Environmental Microbiology

Bacterial Typing Techniques

Carrier State - microbiology

Swine - microbiology

Genotype

Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology

Agriculture - methods

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification

Molecular Typing

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Title: Subtitle: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pork production shower facilities
Creators: Kerry R Leedom Larson - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Abby L Harper
Blake M Hanson
Michael J Male
Shylo E Wardyn
Anne E Dressler
Elizabeth A Wagstrom
Shaliesh Tendolkar
Daniel J Diekema
Kelley J Donham
Tara C Smith
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Applied and environmental microbiology, Vol.77(2), pp.696-698
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01128-10
PMID: 21097587
PMCID: PMC3020538
NLM abbreviation: Appl Environ Microbiol
ISSN: 1098-5336
eISSN: 1098-5336
Publisher: United States
Grant note: T42 OH008491 / NIOSH CDC HHS T42OH008491 / NIOSH CDC HHS
Language: English
Date published: 01/2011
Academic Unit: Occupational and Environmental Health; Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Pathology; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983986256702771

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