TY - JOUR AU - Denis, Olivier AU - Suetens, Carl AU - Hallin, Marie AU - Catry, Boudewijn AU - Ramboer, Ilse AU - Dispas, Marc AU - Willems, Glenda AU - Gordts, Bart AU - Butaye, Patrick AU - Struelens, Marc J. T1 - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 7 SP - 1098 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We assessed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in persons on 49 swine farms in Belgium. Surveys showed that 48 (37.8%) persons carried MRSA ST398 and 1 (0.8%) had concurrent skin infection. Risk factors for carriage were MRSA carriage by pigs, regular contact with pigs and companion animals, and use of protective clothing. KW - MRSA KW - ST398 KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - colonization KW - swine farm KW - MSSA KW - bacteria KW - staphylococci KW - Belgium KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1507.080652 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/7/08-0652_article ER - End of Reference