The first nosocomial outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses in Sweden

Sammanfattning

Conclusions: Association in time and space of six horses infected with an identical MRSA strain of spa-type t011 confirmed an outbreak. Two isolates found in 2009 and 2010 in the outbreak hospital were closely related to the outbreak strain, indicating one circulating strain. Both spa-type t011 and t064 have been reported in horses in Europe prior to these findings. The observation that the infections cleared although antimicrobials were not used is encouraging for future prudent use of antimicrobials. The time from surgery to bacteriological diagnosis was not acceptable in most cases, as contagious spread was a risk. Sampling when symptoms of infection are noticed and accurate analysis are thus important.

Nyckelord

Methicillin-resistant; Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; horses; outbreak; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; PFGE

Publicerad i

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
2012, volym: 54, artikelnummer: 11
Utgivare: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

SLU författare

• Bergström, Karin

  • Institutionen för tillämpad husdjursvetenskap och välfärd, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Johnston, Christopher

  • Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Associerade SLU-program

AMR: Bakterier


UKÄ forskningsämne

Klinisk vetenskap


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-54-11

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/45605