Low Rate of Methicillin-resistant Coagulase-positive Staphylococcal Colonization of Veterinary Personnel in Hong Kong

• Published in: Zoonoses and public health Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 36 - 40
• Main Authors: Boost, M.V, So, S.Y.C, Perreten, V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Animals; antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; China; clones; Colonization; Dog Diseases; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dog Diseases - microbiology; Dog Diseases - transmission; Dogs; epidemiology; Europe; Female; Genes; Hong Kong; Hong Kong - epidemiology; human resources; Humans; Male; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; microbiology; Middle Aged; MRSA; nose; Occupational Diseases; Occupational Diseases - epidemiology; Occupational Diseases - microbiology; Occupational Diseases - veterinary; pets; questionnaires; Risk Factors; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology; Staphylococcal Infections - transmission; Staphylococcal Infections - veterinary; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus infections; Staphylococcus pseudintermedius; transmission; Veterinarians; veterinary; Veterinary personnel; Veterinary services; Young Adult; Hong Kong; Hong Kong China; China; Europe

Elevated rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage have been reported in veterinary personnel, suggesting an occupational colonization risk. Hong Kong veterinary personnel (n = 150) were sampled for coagulase-positive staphylococci (CPS) nasal colonization. Risk factors fo...