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Occurrence and characterization of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pig industries of northern Thailand.
Journal of veterinary science - 1 Dec 2014
Patchanee Prapas, Tadee Pakpoom, Arjkumpa Orapun, Love David, Chanachai Karoon, Alter Thomas, Hinjoy Soawapak, Tharavichitkul Prasit
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This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in pigs, farm workers, and the environment in northern Thailand, and to assess LA-MRSA isolate phenotypic characteristics. One hundred and four pig farms were randomly selected from the 21,152 in Chiang Mai and Lamphun provinces in 2012. Nasal and skin swab samples were collected from...
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