Longitudinal study of Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in a cohort of swine veterinarians in the United States

People working with pigs are at elevated risk of harboring methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in their nose, which is attributable to occupational exposure to animals harboring livestock adapted S. aureus. To...

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - October 19, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jisun Sun, My Yang, Srinand Sreevatsan, Jeffrey B. Bender, Randall S. Singer, Todd P. Knutson, Douglas G. Marthaler and Peter R. Davies Tags: Research article Source Type: research