Article
Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Belgian Pork.
Journal of food protection - 1 Jan 2016
Verhegghe Marijke, Crombé Florence, Luyckx Kaat, Haesebrouck Freddy, Butaye Patrick, Herman Lieve, Heyndrickx Marc, Rasschaert Geertrui
Abstract excerpt
Since the first description of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA), a high prevalence was observed in pigs. At present, questions remain about the transmission of LA-MRSA to the general human population through pork. The objectives of the present study were to determine the prevalence of LA-MRSA in Belgian pork and to determine the role of the pork production chain and...
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