Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium

Olivier Denis

, Carl Suetens¹, Marie Hallin, Boudewijn Catry, Ilse Ramboer, Marc Dispas, Glenda Willems, Bart Gordts, Patrick Butaye, and Marc J. Struelens

Author affiliations: Université Libre de Bruxelles Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium (O. Denis, M. Hallin, M.J. Struelens); Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels (C. Suetens, B. Catry, I. Ramboer); Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Brussels (M. Dispas, G. Willems, P. Butaye); AZ Sint-Jan, Brugge, Belgium (B. Gordts); 1Current affiliation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden.

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Antimicrobial drug susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus strains recovered from pig farmers, Belgium, 2007. MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.

Figure 2. Antimicrobial drug susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus strains recovered from pig farmers, Belgium, 2007. MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.

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¹Current affiliation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden.

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