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Healthy Bovines as Reservoirs of Major Pathogenic Lineages of Staphylococcus aureus in Portugal.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2017
Conceição Teresa, de Lencastre Hermínia, Aires-de-Sousa Marta
Abstract excerpt
The nosocomial prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Portugal is close to 50% and remains one of the highest in Europe. MRSA reservoirs in the animal setting in Portugal have been very poorly investigated, namely among animal husbandry. A total of 52 samples (nasal, inguinal region, and milk) were obtained from bovine animals and analyzed for the presence of S. aureus. The isolates...
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