Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Colonization and transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in nursery piglets.
- Journal:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Crombé, Florence et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Bacterial Diseases
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.
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