Characterisation of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusST97 and ST5 isolated from pigs in Japan

Autor: Sato, Tomomi, Usui, Masaru, Motoya, Takumi, Sugiyama, Terumi, Tamura, Yutaka
Zdroj: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance; December 2015, Vol. 3 Issue: 4 p283-285, 3p
Abstrakt: •We determined the MRSA frequency and clonal types in slaughter pigs in Japan.•Five of the isolates were classified as ST97/spat1236/SCCmecV.•Three isolates were classified as ST5/spat002/atypical SCCmectype.•The five ST97 MRSA isolates were clindamycin-resistant/erythromycin-susceptible.•MRSA prevalence has increased owing to the newly identified ST97 and ST5 strains.
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