Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in slaughtered pigs and abattoir workers in Italy

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogen present in the hospital environment (HA-MRSA), in the community (CA-MRSA) and in livestock, including pigs (LA-MRSA). MRSA may enter the human food chain during slaughtering and may infect humans coming into direct contact with pigs or...

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Published in:	Food microbiology Vol. 51; pp. 51 - 56
Main Authors:	Normanno, Giovanni, Dambrosio, Angela, Lorusso, Vanessa, Samoilis, Georgios, Di Taranto, Pietro, Parisi, Antonio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2015
Subjects:	Abattoir workers Abattoirs Adult Animals Bacterial Toxins - genetics Enterotoxins - biosynthesis Exotoxins - genetics Food Safety Food safety and occupational risk Humans Italy Leukocidins - genetics Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - classification Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - genetics Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Microbial Sensitivity Tests MRSA Multilocus Sequence Typing Nose - microbiology Occupational Exposure Pigs Red Meat - microbiology Staphylococcus aureus Sus scrofa Swine - microbiology Italy Pigs Abattoir workers Food safety and occupational risk MRSA
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