Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus st9 in pigs in thailand

• Main Authors: Jesper Larsen, Maho Imanishi, Soawapak Hinjoy, Prasit Tharavichitkul, Kwanjit Duangsong, Meghan F. Davis, Kenrad E. Nelson, Anders R. Larsen, Robert L. Skov
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84857172397&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51297
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important nosocomial and community-associated pathogen. Recently, livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA) has emerged and disseminated in Europe and North America and now constitutes a considerable zoonotic burden in humans with risk f...