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Spread of LA-MRSA CC398 in Danish mink (Neovison vison) and mink farm workers.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Jun 2020
Hansen Julie E, Stegger Marc, Pedersen Karl, Sieber Raphael N, Larsen Jesper, Larsen Gitte, Lilje Berit, Chriél Mariann, Andersen Paal S, Larsen Anders R
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More than 55 million mink skins were produced globally in 2017. As a consequence, a large number of people are employed in mink production worldwide. In Denmark, farmed mink were found to constitute a reservoir of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal complex (CC) 398 and 6000 mink farm workers in Denmark are potentially exposed to LA-MRSA CC398. The study aim was to elucidate the source of...
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