Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in meat products, the Netherlands

Inge H.M. Van Loo, Bram M.W. Diederen, Paul H.M. Savelkoul, Joyce H.C. Woudenberg, Robert Roosendaal, Alex Van Belkum, Nicole Lemmens-Den Toom, Carlo Verhulst, Peter H.J. Van Keulen, Jan A.J.W. Kluytmans*

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Abstract

A new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone related to pig and cattle farming was detected in the Netherlands. We investigated the extent of S. aureus presence in meat and found 36 S. aureus strains in 79 samples. Two strains were MRSA; 1 was multilocus sequence type 398, the clone related to farming.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1753-1755
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging infectious diseases
Volume13
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2007
Externally publishedYes

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