MRSA transmission between cows and humans

E.J. Kaszanyitzky; S. Janosi; P. Somogyi; L. van der Graaf-van Bloois; E. van Duijkeren; J.A. Wagenaar

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MRSA transmission between cows and humans

E.J. Kaszanyitzky, S. Janosi, P. Somogyi, L. van der Graaf-van Bloois, E. van Duijkeren, J.A. Wagenaar

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Abstract

We isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from cows with subclinical mastitis and from a person who worked with these animals. The bovine and human strains were indistinguishable by phenotyping and genotyping methods and were of a low frequency spa type. To our knowledge, this finding indicates the first documented case of direct transmission of MRSA between cows and humans.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	630-632
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1304.060833
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
cows
mastitis
zoonosis
phage types
PFGE
SCCmec type
spa-typing
MLST
dispatch

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