Detection of livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in retail pork, United Kingdom, February 2015

Hadjirin, N; Lay, E; Paterson, G; Harrison, E; Peacock, S; Parkhill, J; Zadoks, R; Holmes, M

Abstract

Livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus belonging to clonal complex 398 (LA-MRSA CC398) is an important cause of zoonotic infections in many countries. Here, we describe the isolation of LA-MRSA CC398 from retail meat samples of United Kingdom (UK) farm origin. Our findings indicate that this lineage is probably established in UK pig farms and demonstrate a potential pathway for the transmission of LA-MRSA CC398 from livestock to humans in the UK.

Citation

Hadjirin, N., Lay, E., Paterson, G., Harrison, E., Peacock, S., Parkhill, J., …Holmes, M. (2015). Detection of livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in retail pork, United Kingdom, February 2015. Euro surveillance bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 20(24), 21156. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.24.21156

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 2, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Jun 18, 2015
• Publication Date: Jun 18, 2015
• Deposit Date: Aug 12, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2017
• Journal: Eurosurveillance
• Print ISSN: 1560-7917
• Publisher: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 24
• Article Number: 21156
• Pages: 21156
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.24.21156
• Keywords: MRSA
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/377643
• Publisher URL: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=21156
• Additional Information: Copy of article originally first published in: Eurosurveillance, v.20, issue 24, 2015