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SCCmec IX in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and meticillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci from pigs and workers at pig farms in Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Sept 2015
Sinlapasorn Siwaporn, Lulitanond Aroonlug, Angkititrakul Sunpetch, Chanawong Aroonwadee, Wilailuckana Chotechana, Tavichakorntrakool Ratree, Chindawong Kanoksak, Seelaget Charinya, Krasaesom Mana, Chartchai Sarawut, Wonglakorn Lumyai, Sribenjalux Pipat
Abstract excerpt
Livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, clonal complex (CC) 398, has been reported in Europe, whereas CC9 MRSA has mostly been found in Asia. Therefore, we aimed to detect MRSA on pig farms in north-eastern Thailand. A total of 257 nasal swabs (159 samples from pigs and 98 from pig-farm workers) were collected from three pig farms in north-eastern Thailand from 2010 to 2011. MRSA isolates...
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