Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Meat Products, the Netherlands

van Loo, Inge H.M.; Diederen, Bram M.W.; Savelkoul, Paul H.M.; Woudenberg, Joyce H.C.; Roosendaal, Robert; van Belkum, Alex; Lemmens-den Toom, Nicole; Verhulst, Carlo; van Keulen, Peter H.J.; Kluytmans, Jan A.J.W.

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Meat Products, the Netherlands

Published Date:

Nov 2007

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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(11):1753-1755.

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van Loo, Inge H.M. ; Diederen, Bram M.W. ; Savelkoul, Paul H.M. ; Woudenberg, Joyce H.C. ; Roosendaal, Robert ; ... More ▼

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A new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone related to pig and cattle farming was detected in the Netherlands. We investigated the extent of S. aureus presence in meat and found 36 S. aureus strains in 79 samples. Two strains were MRSA; 1 was multilocus sequence type 398, the clone related to farming.

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