Multidrug-Resistant and Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) in Hog Slaughter and Processing Plant Workers and Their Community in North Carolina (USA)

Abstract

Although the prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA was similar in hog slaughter/processing plant workers and their household and community members, S. aureus isolates from workers were resistant to a greater number of antimicrobial classes. These findings may be related to the nontherapeutic use of antimicrobials in food-animal production.