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High prevalence of nasal MRSA carriage in slaughterhouse workers in contact with live pigs in The Netherlands.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 May 2010
Van Cleef B A G L, Broens E M, Voss A, Huijsdens X W, Züchner L, Van Benthem B H B, Kluytmans J A J W, Mulders M N, Van De Giessen A W
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Livestock-associated MRSA has been found in various animals, livestock farmers and retail meat. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of nasal MRSA carriage in pig slaughterhouse workers. Three large pig slaughterhouses in The Netherlands were studied in 2008 using human a...
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