Low levels of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs in Malaysia.

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Khalid, K. A. and Zakaria, Zunita and Ooi, Peck Toung and McOrist, S. (2009) Low levels of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs in Malaysia. Veterinary Record, 164 (20). pp. 626-627. ISSN 0042-4900

Abstract

The aim of this study was to establish the levels of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pigs in Malaysia. Nasal mucosa swabs were obtained from 400 pigs (4-5 weeks old) in 5 farms in Selangor and Perak states [date not given]. Bacteria were cultured from 123 pigs. The numbers of putative mecA + MRSA isolates per farm were 0, 0, 0, 1 and 3, respectively. Farms D and E in Selangor had multiresistant S. aureus, including MRSA compared with the other farms.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Publisher:	BMJ Publishing Group
Keywords:	Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; Pigs.
Depositing User:	Azizan Arshad
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2013 02:48
Last Modified:	28 Sep 2015 02:04
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15492
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