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Longitudinal study of the contamination of air and of soil surfaces in the vicinity of pig barns by livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2012
Schulz Jochen, Friese Anika, Klees Sylvia, Tenhagen Bernd A, Fetsch Alexandra, Rösler Uwe, Hartung Jörg
Abstract excerpt
During 1 year, samples were taken on 4 days, one sample in each season, from pigs, the floor, and the air inside pig barns and from the ambient air and soil at different distances outside six commercial livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA)-positive pig barns in the north and east of Germany. LA-MRSA was isolated from animals, floor, and air samples in the barn, showing a...
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