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Livestock-associated Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Sequence Type 398 in Humans, Canada
30 Mar 2010
Abstract excerpt
Rates of colonization with livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type 398 have been high for pigs and pig farmers in Canada, but prevalence rates for the general human population are unknown. In this study, 5 LA-MRSA isolates, 4 of which were obtained from skin and soft tissue infections, were identified from 3,687 tested MRSA isolates from persons in Manitoba and...
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