Occurrence and characteristic of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on pig farms in the Czech Republic
2012
Bardon, J., Statni Veterinarni Ustav, Olomouc (Czech Republic) | Kolar, M., Univerzita Palackeho, Olomouc (Czech Republic). Ustav Mikrobiologie | Karpiskova, R., Statni Zdravotni Ustav, Prague (Czech Republic) | Zemlickova, H., Statni Zdravotni Ustav, Prague (Czech Republic) | Fridrichova, M., Statni Zdravotni Ustav, Prague (Czech Republic) | Sauer, P., Univerzita Palackeho, Olomouc (Czech Republic). Ustav Mikrobiologie | Stastkova, Z., Veterinarni a Farmaceuticka Univ., Brno (Czech Republic). Ustav Hygieny a Technologie Mleka | Hanulik, V., Univerzita Palackeho, Olomouc (Czech Republic). Ustav Mikrobiologie
This study brings results from the first nationwide survey on the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in herds of breeding pigs, carried out throughout the Czech Republic in accordance with the Commission Decision 2008/55/EC, including brief characteristics of isolates. In 2008, a total of 283 pooled samples (dust swabs from partitions between pens) from farms with breeding pigs were analyzed. MRSA isolates were detected in five cases with a prevalence of 1.8%. All the isolated strains belonged to a single sequence type ST398. It may be said that at present, the prevalence of MRSA on pig farms does not pose a significant general epidemiological risk for the human population.
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