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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Weese, J.S. ; Archambault, M. ; Dick, H. ; Hearn, P. ; Kreiswirth, B.N. ; ... More +
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. Less -
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.
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Animal Husbandry Animals Animal Technicians Carrier State Community-acquired Infections Cross Infection Disease Reservoirs Horse Horse Diseases Horses Humans Methicillin Resistance Ontario Research Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcus Aureus Students, Health Occupations Time Factors Veterinarians Veterinary Zoonoses
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 11(3):430-435.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15624/cdc_15624_DS1.pdf
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