Dose-Response Relationship between Antimicrobial Drugs and Livestock-Associated MRSA in Pig Farming

Dose-Response Relationship between Antimicrobial Drugs and Livestock-Associated MRSA in Pig Farming

The farming community can be a vehicle for introduction of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in hospitals. During 2011–2013, an 18-month longitudinal study aimed at reducing the prevalence of LA-MRSA was conducted on 36 pig farms in the Netherlands. Evaluatio...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Dorado-García, Wietske Dohmen, Marian E.H. Bos, Koen M. Verstappen, Manon Houben, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Dick J.J. Heederik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
antibacterial drug resistance
pigs
MRSA
zoonoses
risk reduction
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/6/14-0706_article

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