Volume 13, Number 9—September 2007
Dispatch
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pigs with Exudative Epidermitis
Engeline van Duijkeren*
, Marc D. Jansen†, S. Carolien Flemming*, Han de Neeling‡, Jaap A. Wagenaar*, Anky H.W. Schoormans*, Arie van Nes*, and Ad C. Fluit†
, Marc D. Jansen†, S. Carolien Flemming*, Han de Neeling‡, Jaap A. Wagenaar*, Anky H.W. Schoormans*, Arie van Nes*, and Ad C. Fluit†
Table
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from 2 pig farms, the Netherlands, 2006
| Sample source | No. investigated | Sample site (no.) | Farm | No. MRSA-positive pigs or persons* | MRSA-positive sample site (no.) | Resistance pattern† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piglets | 6 | Skin (4) Nares (5) | A | 6 | Skin (4) and/or nares (4) | TKG or TKGTyLE |
| Sow | 1 | Nares (1) | A | 1‡ | Nares | TKG or TKGTyLE |
| Students | 2 | Nares (2), throat (2) | A | 1 | Nares | TKG |
| Farmers | 2 | Nares (2) | B | 1 | Nares | TKG |
| Gilts | 10 | Nares (10) | B | 8 | Nares | TKG or TKGTyLE |
| Weanlings | 12 | Nares (12) | B | 12 | Nares | TKG or TKGTyLE |
*For some, >1 positive sample or 2 types of MRSA were obtained from the same pig or person.
†T, tetracycline; K, kanamycin; G, gentamicin; Ty, tylosin; L, lincomycin; E, erythromycin; all isolates were also resistant to ampicillin.
‡2 isolates with different resistance patterns.
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