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The presence of MRSA on large pig breeding farms in Croatia

The results presented here predict that MRSA is present on a large number of pig farms in Croatia.

8 February 2012
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This paper presents the first report on the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on large pig breeding farms in Croatia, together with the determination of the mecA gene, the results of spa typing and susceptibility to commonly used antimicrobials.

Dust samples (7–11 per farm) were collected from eight large pig farms in Croatia. Of the total 68 swabs, the mecA gene was detected in 24 isolates growing on the MRSA agar. All isolates were resistant to oxacillin, tetracycline and streptomycin, and susceptible only to vancomycin, while 92% of the strains were susceptible to ciprofloxacin. Genotyping of the MRSA strains was performed by spa typing, and revealed t011 (n = 17), t034 (n = 5) and t1451 (n = 2).

The results presented here predict that MRSA is present on a large number of pig farms in Croatia.

B. Habrun, I. Racic, R. Beck, A. Budimir, M.Benic, G.Kompes, S.?picic and Z. Cvetnic. The presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on large pig breeding farms in Croatia. Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 59 (4), pp. 419?425 (2011) DOI: 10.1556/AVet.2011.028.

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