Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Horses and Horse Personnel, 2000–2002

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Weese, J.S. ; Archambault, M. ; Dick, H. ; Hearn, P. ; Kreiswirth, B.N. ; Said-Salim, B. ; McGeer, A. ; Likhoshvay, Y. ; Prescott, J.F. ; Low, D.E.
• Corporate Authors:
  B.M.Willey
• Description:
  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection was identified in 2 horses treated at a veterinary hospital in 2000, prompting a study of colonization rates of horses and associated persons. Seventy-nine horses and 27 persons colonized or infected with MRSA were identified from October 2000 to November 2002; most isolations occurred in a 3-month period in 2002. Twenty-seven (34%) of the equine isolates were from the veterinary hospital, while 41 (51%) were from 1 thoroughbred farm in Ontario. Seventeen (63%) of 27 human isolates were from the veterinary hospital, and 8 (30%) were from the thoroughbred farm. Thirteen (16%) horses and 1 (4%) person were clinically infected. Ninety-six percent of equine and 93% of human isolates were subtypes of Canadian epidemic MRSA-5, spa type 7 and possessed SCCmecIV. All tested isolates from clinical infections were negative for the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes. Equine MRSA infection may be an important emerging zoonotic and veterinary disease.
• Subjects:
  • Research
  • methicillin resistance
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • cross infection
  • zoonoses
  • community-acquired infections
  • veterinary
  • horse
  • research
  • Animal Husbandry
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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(3):430-435.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15624/cdc_15624_DS1.pdf
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• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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