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Evolution of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in horses and colonized personnel in an equine clinic between 2005 and 2010.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 2011
Sieber Sandra, Gerber Vinzenz, Jandova Vendula, Rossano Alexandra, Evison John Marc, Perreten Vincent
Abstract excerpt
A total of 70 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from postoperative infections in hospitalized horses were isolated between January 2005 and January 2011. Among them, 12 isolates were methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA), 18 were borderline-oxacillin-resistant S. aureus (BORSA), and 40 were methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). During the same period, the equine clinic personnel were screened for nasal carriage...
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