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First report of identification of livestock-associated MRSA ST9 in retail meat in England.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Oct 2015
Dhup V, Kearns A M, Pichon B, Foster H A
Abstract excerpt
Sixty percent of all meat consumed in the UK is imported from European countries where there have been increasing reports of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) identified in food-producing animals, but rarely from such animals in the UK. Thirty samples each of raw chicken, pork and beef, sourced in England, were collected from retail outlets in Greater Manchester. MRSA was recovered from three...
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