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Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) -- Fravel et al. 169 (6): 155 -- Veterinary Record. MRSA has been isolated from most domestic animal species. Strains isolated from dogs and cats are usually human-associated strains ( Loeffler...
Screening of poultry-pig farms for methicillin-res... [Infect Genet Evol. 2011] - PubMed result. Therefore this study aimed to determine the most suitable sample location in broiler chickens for MRSA and the within flock prevalence of MRSA in various broiler flocks...
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USDA Knows of Link Between Factory Meat and MRSA - Healthy People, Healthy Planet Blog. The U.S. Department of Agriculture really, really doesn’t want us to read this report, which proves the connection between factory meat and MRSA, the antibiotic-resistant...
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Banning agricultural antibiotic use is a false solution | AGWEB.com. At the end of the day, strict focus on eliminating use of subtherapeutic antibiotic use in livestock is a case of target fixation (fixated on the target – livestock lest...
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Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populations in the UK and Denmark: a descriptive study : The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Background Animals can act as a reservoir and source for the emergence of novel...
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Detection of the staphylococcal multiresistance gene cfr in Proteus vulgaris of food animal origin. Results A single Proteus vulgaris isolate, which carried the genes floR and cfr, was detected in this study. A cfr-carrying segment of 7 kb with homology...
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Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus shedding by slaughter-age pigs
Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus shedding by slaughter-age pigs. Conclusions: The prevalence of C. difficile and MRSA in slaughter agepigs was relatively low, particularly in comparison with studies involving younger pigs. The predominance of C. difficile ribotype 078 and...
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New transposon Tn6133 in MRSA ST398 contains vga(E... [Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011] - PubMed result. A novel streptogramin A-, pleuromutilin-, lincosamide-resistance determinant, Vga(E), was identified in porcine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST398. The vga(E) gene encoded a 524-amino acid protein...
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Livestock-associated MRSA prevalence high among HCWs in the Netherlands. RSA was determined based on history and molecular typing results; HCWs were classified into risk groups consistent with the national infection prevention guidelines, according to the study abstract. Sixty-eight HCWs were...
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New transposon Tn6133 in MRSA ST398 contains vga(E), a novel streptogramin A-, pleuromutilin-, and lincosamide-resistance gene -- Schwendener and Perreten, 10.1128/AAC.00528-11 -- Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. A novel streptogramin A-, pleuromutilin-, lincosamide-resistance determinant, Vga(E), was identified in porcine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...
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