Prevalence of ST9 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Pigs and Pig Handlers in Malaysia

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 47; no. 12; pp. 4138 - 4140
• Main Authors: Neela, Vasanthakumari, Mohd Zafrul, Arif, Mariana, Nor Shamsudin, van Belkum, Alex, Liew, Yun Khoon, Rad, Ehsanollah Ghaznavi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.12.2009; American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Subjects: Animal Husbandry; Animals; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Carrier State - epidemiology; Carrier State - microbiology; Carrier State - veterinary; Epidemiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Incidence; Malaysia - epidemiology; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - classification; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - genetics; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification; Microbiology; Miscellaneous; Prevalence; Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcal Infections - veterinary; Staphylococcus aureus; Swine; Swine Diseases - epidemiology; Swine Diseases - microbiology; Virulence Factors - genetics; Asia; Malaysia; Prevalence; Microbiology; Epidemiology; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Swine; Bacteria; Micrococcales; Micrococcaceae; Artiodactyla; Veterinary; Ungulata; Staphylococcus aureus
• ISSN: 0095-1137; 1098-660X
• DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01363-09

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of sequence type 398 (ST398) has frequently been detected in pigs and pig handlers. However, in Malaysia, sampling 360 pigs and 90 pig handlers from 30 farms identified novel ST9-spa type t4358-staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V MRSA strains that were found to transiently colonize more than 1% of pigs and 5.5% of pig handlers.