Transmission Dynamics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pigs. [1]
Peer reviewed scientific article
SCIENSANO
Auteurs
Florence CrombĂ© [2]; ArgudĂn, M Angeles [3]; Vanderhaeghen, Wannes [4]; Hermans, Katleen [5]; Haesebrouck, Freddy [6]; Butaye, Patrick [7]Trefwoorden
Samenvatting:
From the mid-2000s on, numerous studies have shown that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), renowned as human pathogen, has a reservoir in pigs and other livestock. In Europe and North America, clonal complex (CC) 398 appears to be the predominant lineage involved. Especially worrisome is its capacity to contaminate humans in close contact with affected animals. Indeed, the typical multi-resistant phenotype of MRSA CC398 and its observed ability of easily acquiring genetic material suggests that MRSA CC398 strains with an increased virulence potential may emerge, for which f…