Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Establishing links between animals and humans on livestock holdings.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
Jana AvberšekIrena Zdovc

Abstract

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) represents a concern in both human and veterinary medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate potential LA-MRSA transmission between animals and humans in rural settings. To this aim, a study was designed to include 14 farms in Slovenia, which were selected on the basis of a farmer (initial patient) with confirmed LA-MRSA infection and regular animal contacts. On all farms, the initial patients, their household members, animals and barn environment were analysed for the presence of LA-MRSA. In addition, the epidemiologically linked hospital-related LA-MRSA isolates were included to investigate possible nosocomial transmissions. On five farms, LA-MRSA was discovered both in animals and in humans. In total, 49 LA-MRSA isolates of different origins underwent whole-genome sequencing, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and spa typing. All 49 isolates belonged to the sequence type 398 (ST398), spa types t011 and t034, and harboured staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec Vc. High levels of concordance between resistance phenotypes and genotypes were observed. No transmission pairs between animals and initial patients were discovered. However, several ...Continue Reading

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