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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in Purulent Lesions of Piglets and Fattening Pigs in Portugal.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jul 2020
Santos Vânia, Gomes Anícia, Ruiz-Ripa Laura, Mama Olouwafemi Mistourath, Sabença Carolina, Sousa Margarida, Silva Vanessa, Sousa Telma, Vieira-Pinto Madalena, Igrejas Gilberto, Torres Carmen, Poeta Patrícia Alexandra Curado Quintas Dinis
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Introduction: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important clinical problem. In 2005, a livestock-associated MRSA clone was described, named CC398, being mostly associated with pigs, and causing colonization and infection in pigs and in related humans. The prevalence of these strains in food-producing pigs raised concerns about the possibility of MRSA-CC398 being a foodborne pathogen. The...
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