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Evidence for Human Adaptation and Foodborne Transmission of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Nov 2016
Larsen Jesper, Stegger Marc, Andersen Paal S, Petersen Andreas, Larsen Anders R, Westh Henrik, Agersø Yvonne, Fetsch Alexandra, Kraushaar Britta, Käsbohrer Annemarie, Feβler Andrea T, Schwarz Stefan, Cuny Christiane, Witte Wolfgang, Butaye Patrick, Denis Olivier, Haenni Marisa, Madec Jean-Yves, Jouy Eric, Laurent Frederic, Battisti Antonio, Franco Alessia, Alba Patricia, Mammina Caterina, Pantosti Annalisa, Monaco Monica, Wagenaar Jaap A, de Boer Enne, van Duijkeren Engeline, Heck Max, Domínguez Lucas, Torres Carmen, Zarazaga Myriam, Price Lance B, Skov Robert L
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the evolution and epidemiology of a novel livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain, which colonizes and infects urban-dwelling Danes even without a Danish animal reservoir. Genetic evidence suggests both poultry and human adaptation, with poultry meat implicated as a probable source.
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