Riesen, A.; Perreten, V. (2009). Antibiotic resistance and genetic diversity in Staphylococcus aureus from slaughter pigs in Switzerland. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 151(9), pp. 425-31. Bern: Huber 10.1024/0036-7281.151.9.425
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus was evaluated in pigs at slaughterhouse. The nasal cavities of 304 pigs from 54 herds were screened. Eighty-nine percent of the farms harbored pigs that were colonized with S. aureus. Among them, no MRSA were found, indicating a low prevalence. However, pigs were found to harbor S. aureus, which displayed resistance to penicillin (blaZ) (62.5%), tetracycline [tet(M)] (33.3%), streptomycin (strpS194) (27%), clindamycin [erm(B)] (4.1%), erythromycin [erm(B)] (4.1%), kanamycin (4.1%), chloramphenicol (catpC194) (2%) and gentamicin [aac(6')-Ie-aph(2')-Ia] (2%). The S. aureus isolates mainly belong to Ridom spa type t034 (31.3%), t208 (14.6%) and t899 (12.5%). These pig-associated spa types have not yet been detected in hospitalized human patients in Switzerland. Surveillance programs are now necessary at both inland and import levels to rapidly detect and suppress the emergence of MRSA in pigs in Switzerland.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Perreten, Vincent |
ISSN: |
0036-7281 |
Publisher: |
Huber |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:25 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1024/0036-7281.151.9.425 |
Web of Science ID: |
000269738300002 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/38232 (FactScience: 220750) |
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