Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2007 Sep;13(9):1408-10.
doi: 10.3201/eid1309.061268.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs with exudative epidermitis

Engeline van Duijkeren  1 , Marc D Jansen, S Carolien Flemming, Han de Neeling, Jaap A Wagenaar, Anky H W Schoormans, Arie van Nes, Ad C Fluit
Affiliations

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs with exudative epidermitis

Engeline van Duijkeren et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

Despite a strict control program for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in human medicine in the Netherlands, MRSA was cultured from exudative epidermitis lesions of 4 piglets on a breeding farm, 20 pigs on a supplier farm, and 2 workers on these farms. The MRSA strains were indistinguishable, suggesting direct transmission.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Wertheim HF, Vos MC, Boelens HA, Voss A, Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM, Meester MH, et al. Low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at hospital admission in the Netherlands: the value of search and destroy and restrictive antibiotic use. J Hosp Infect. 2004;56:321–5. 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.01.026 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Armand-Lefevre L, Ruimy R, Andremont A. Clonal comparison of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from healthy pig farmers, human controls, and pigs. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005;11:711–4. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Voss A, Loeffen F, Bakker J, Klaassen C, Wulf M. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pig farming. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005;11:1965–6. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Commissie Richtlijnen Gevoeligheidsbepalingen. Interpretatie van gevoeligheidsonderzoek en gevoeligheidscriteria voor antibacteriële middelen in Nederland. Ned Tijdschr Med Microbiol. 2000;8:79–81.
    1. de Neeling AJ, van Leeuwen WJ, Schouls LM, Schot CS, van Veen-Rutgers A, Beunders AJ, et al. Resistance of staphylococci in the Netherlands: surveillance by an electronic network during 1989–1995. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1998;41:93–101. 10.1093/jac/41.1.93 - DOI - PubMed

MeSH terms

Substances

LinkOut - more resources