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Clonal transmission of a rare methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus genotype between horses and staff at a veterinary teaching hospital.
Veterinary microbiology - 23 Mar 2013
Schwaber Mitchell J, Navon-Venezia Shiri, Masarwa Samira, Tirosh-Levy Sharon, Adler Amos, Chmelnitsky Inna, Carmeli Yehuda, Klement Eyal, Steinman Amir
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection or colonization has become a serious emerging condition in equine hospitals. Following the detection of MRSA in asymptomatic hospitalized horses and in two horses with post-operative wound infections, an investigation was conducted. Twelve of 84 horses (14.3%) and 16 of 139 personnel (11.5%) were MRSA carriers. The profile of the dominant MRSA strain...
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