Acquisition risk factors of the SCCmec ix-methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in swine production personnel in Chiang Mai and Lamphun Provinces, Thailand

• Main Authors: Peerapat Rongsanam, Terdsak Yano, Wuttipong Yokart, Panuwat Yamsakul, Suweera Sutammeng, Ratchadaporn Udpaun, Duangporn Pichpol, Decha Tamdee, Usanee Anukool
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85091722304&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/70163
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) harboring the type-IX staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) has been found in pigs and humans in Northern Thailand. However, knowledge of the prevalence and acquisition risk factors...