Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 from livestock veterinarians to their household members.

There are indications that livestock-associated MRSA CC398 has a reduced human-to-human transmissibility, limiting its impact on public health and justifying modified control measures. This study determined the transmissibility of MRSA CC398 from livestock veterinarians to their household members in...

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Main Authors: Erwin Verkade, Marjolein Kluytmans-van den Bergh, Birgit van Benthem, Brigitte van Cleef, Miranda van Rijen, Thijs Bosch, Leo Schouls, Jan Kluytmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4111304?pdf=render