Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2007 · 188 citations · 11 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary MicrobiologyInfection PreventionMedical MicrobiologyRisk Factor AnalysisAnimal Infectious DiseasesBacterial InfectionsHealthcare-associated Infection PreventionNosocomial Infection EpidemiologySwine EpidemiologySwine HealthAnimal Disease Risk AssessmentLivestock Disease RiskLivestock-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
In The Netherlands, patients exposed to pigs or veal calves were recently shown to be at high risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage. In Amphia Hospital (Breda, The Netherlands), 32% of patients in this risk group were shown to carry MRSA. This resulted in a 3-fold increase in the annual MRSA incidence.
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