TY - JOUR AU - Persoons, Davy AU - Van Hoorebeke, Sebastiaan AU - Hermans, Katleen AU - Butaye, Patrick AU - de Kruif, Aart AU - Haesebrouck, Freddy AU - Dewulf, Jeroen T1 - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Poultry T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 3 SP - 452 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been detected in several species and animal-derived products. To determine whether MRSA is present in poultry, we sampled 50 laying hens and 75 broiler chickens. MRSA was found in some broiler chickens but no laying hens. In all samples, spa type t1456 was found. KW - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus KW - MRSA KW - poultry KW - broiler KW - laying hen KW - spa type KW - MLST KW - dispatch KW - Belgium DO - 10.3201/eid1503.080696 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/3/08-0696_article ER - End of Reference