MRSA Transmission between Cows and Humans

MRSA Transmission between Cows and Humans

We isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from cows with subclinical mastitis and from a person who worked with these animals. The bovine and human strains were indistinguishable by phenotyping and genotyping methods and were of a low frequency spa type. To our knowledge, this f...

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Main Authors: Éva Juhász-Kaszanyitzky, Szilárd Jánosi, Pál Somogyi, Ádám Dán, Linda vanderGraaf van Bloois, Engeline van Duijkeren, Jaap A. Wagenaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
cows
mastitis
zoonosis
phage types
PFGE
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/4/06-0833_article
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Summary:We isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from cows with subclinical mastitis and from a person who worked with these animals. The bovine and human strains were indistinguishable by phenotyping and genotyping methods and were of a low frequency spa type. To our knowledge, this finding indicates the first documented case of direct transmission of MRSA between cows and humans.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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