Relevant articles

2011

Argudín MA, Tenhagen BA, Fetsch A, Sachsenröder J, Käsbohrer A, Schroeter A, Hammerl JA, Hertwig S, Helmuth R, Bräunig J, Mendoza MC, Appel B, Rodicio MR, Guerra B. Virulence and resistance determinants in German Staphylococcus aureus ST398 isolates from non-human origin. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Mar 4. [Epub ahead of print]

Bootsma MC, Wassenberg MW, Trapman P, Bonten MJ. The nosocomial transmission rate of animal-associated ST398 meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J R Soc Interface. 2011 Apr 6;8(57):578-84.

Fessler AT, Kadlec K, Schwarz S. Novel apramycin resistance gene apmA in bovine and porcine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Jan;55(1):373-5. Epub 2010 Sep 27.

Huber H, Ziegler D, Pfluger V, Vogel G, Zweifel C, Stephan R. Prevalence and characteristics of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci from livestock, chicken carcasses, bulk tank milk, minced meat, and contact persons. BMC Vet Res. 2011 Jan 27;7(1):6

Li S, Skov RL, Han X, Larsen AR, Larsen J, Sørum M, Wulf M, Voss A, Hiramatsu K, Ito T. Novel types of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec elements identified in CC398 methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Mar 21. [Epub ahead of print]

Lozano C, Aspiroz C, Ezpeleta AI, Gómez-Sanz E, Zarazaga M, Torres C. Empyema caused by MRSA ST398 with atypical resistance profile, Spain. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jan;17(1):138-40.

van Cleef BA, Monnet DL, Voss A, Krziwanek K, Allerberger F, Struelens M, Zemlickova H, Skov RL, Vuopio-Varkila J, Cuny C, Friedrich AW, Spiliopoulou I, Paszti J, Hardardottir H, Rossney A, Pan A, Pantosti A, Borg M, Grundmann H, Mueller-Premru M, Olsson-Liljequist B, Widmer A, Harbarth S, Schweiger A, Unal S, Kluytmans JA. Livestock-associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Humans, Europe. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Mar;17(3):502-5052.

Zhang W, Hao Z, Wang Y, Cao X, Logue CM, Wang B, Yang J, Shen J, Wu C. Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from pet animals and veterinary staff in China. Vet J. 2011 Mar 5. [Epub ahead of print]

2010

Aspiroz C, Lozano C, Vindel A, Lasarte JJ, Zarazaga M, Torres C. Skin lesion caused by ST398 and ST1 MRSA, Spain . Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jan; 16(1):157-9

Baba K, Ishihara K, Ozawa M, Tamura Y, Asai T. Isolation of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from swine in Japan. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2010 Oct;36(4):352-4. Epub 2010 Aug 7.

Bootsma MC, Wassenberg MW, Trapman P, Bonten MJ. The nosocomial transmission rate of animal-associated ST398 meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J R Soc Interface. 2010 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print]

Bosch T, de Neeling AJ, Schouls LM, van der Zwaluw KW, Kluytmans JA, Grundmann H, Huijsdens XW. PFGE diversity within the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal lineage ST398. BMC Microbiol. 2010 Feb 9;10(1):40. [Epub ahead of print]

Broens EM, Graat EA, Engel B, van Oosterom RA, van de Giessen AW, van der Wolf PJ. Comparison of sampling methods used for MRSA-classification of herds with breeding pigs. Vet Microbiol. 2010 Jul 30. [Epub ahead of print]

Catry B, VAN Duijkeren E, Pomba MC, Greko C, Moreno MA, Pyörälä S, Ružauskas M, Sanders P, Threlfall EJ, Ungemach F, Törneke K, Muňoz-Madero C, Torren-Edo J. Reflection paper on MRSA in food-producing and companion animals: epidemiology and control options for human and animal health. Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Feb 9:1-19. [Epub ahead of print]

Cuny C, Friedrich A, Kozytska S, Layer F, Nübel U, Ohlsen K, Strommenger B, Walther B, Wieler L, Witte W. Emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in different animal species. Int J Med Microbiol. 2010 Feb;300(2-3):109-17.

Chlebowicz MA, Nganou K, Kozytska S, Arends JP, Engelmann S, Grundmann H, Ohlsen K, van Dijl JM, Buist G. Recombination between ccrC genes in a type V (5C2&5) staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 leads to conversion from methicillin resistance to methicillin susceptibility in vivo. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Feb;54(2):783-91.

Floras A, Lawn K, Slavic D, Golding GR, Mulvey MR, Weese JS. Sequence type 398 meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection and colonisation in dogs. Vet Rec. 2010 Jun 26;166(26):826-7.

Golding GR, Bryden L, Levett PN, McDonald RR, Wong A, Wylie J, Graham MR, Tyler S, Van Domselaar G, Simor AE, Gravel D, Mulvey MR.  Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 in humans, Canada. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Apr;16(4):587-94.

Graveland H, Wagenaar JA, Heesterbeek H, Mevius D, van Duijkeren E, Heederik D. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in veal calf farming: human MRSA carriage related with animal antimicrobial usage and farm hygiene. PLoS One. 2010 Jun 8;5(6):e10990.

Hallin M, De Mendonça R, Denis O, Lefort A, El Garch F, Butaye P, Hermans K, Struelens MJ. Diversity of accessory genome of human and livestock-associated ST398 methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. Infect Genet Evol. 2010 Dec 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Hartmeyer GN, Gahrn-Hansen B, Skov RL, Kolmos HJ. Pig-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Family transmission and severe pneumonia in a newborn. Scand J Infect Dis. 2010 Apr;42(4):318-20.

Huber, H., Giezendanner, N., Stephan, R. and Zweifel, C. , Genotypes, Antibiotic Resistance Profiles and Microarray-Based Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Livestock and Veterinarians in Switzerland. Zoonoses and Public Health, no. doi: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01353.x

Huber H, Koller S, Giezendanner N, Stephan R, Zweifel C. Prevalence and characteristics of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in humans in contact with farm animals, in livestock, and in food of animal origin, Switzerland, 2009. Eurosurv. vol 15 (16), Apr. 2010.

Hunter PA, Dawson S, French GL, Goossens H, Hawkey PM, Kuijper EJ, Nathwani D, Taylor DJ, Teale CJ, Warren RE, Wilcox MH, Woodford N, Wulf MW, Piddock LJ. Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in animals and man: prescribing, practices and policies.J Antimicrob Chemother. 2010 Feb;65 Suppl 1:i3-17.

Kadlec K, Schwarz S. Identification of a plasmid-borne resistance gene cluster comprising the resistance genes erm(T), dfrK, and tet(L) in a porcine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 strain. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Feb;54(2):915-8. Epub 2009 Dec 14

Kock R, Becker K, Cookson B, van Gemert-Pijnen J, Harbarth S, Kluytmans J, Mielke M, Peters G, Skov R, Struelens M, Tacconelli E, Navarro Torne A, Witte W, Friedrich A. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): burden of disease and control challenges in Europe. Euro Surveill. 2010 Oct 14;15(41). pii: 19688.

Loeffler A, Pfeiffer DU, Lloyd DH, Smith H, Soares-Magalhaes R, Lindsay JA. Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in UK veterinary staff and owners of intected pets: new risk groups. J Hosp Infect. 2010 Jan 15. [Epub ahead of print]

Lozano C, Aspiroz C, Lasarte JJ, Gómez-Sanz E, Zarazaga M, Torres C. Dynamic of nasal colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 and ST1 after mupirocin treatment in a family in close contact with pigs. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010 Jul 19. [Epub ahead of print]

McCarthy AJ, Lindsay JA. Genetic variation in Staphylococcus aureus surface and immune evasion genes is lineage associated: implications for vaccine design and host-pathogen interactions. BMC Microbiol. 2010 Jun 15;10(1):173

Mulders MN, Haenen AP, Geenen PL, Vesseur PC, Poldervaart ES, Bosch T, Huijsdens XW, Hengeveld PD, Dam-Deisz WD, Graat EA, Mevius D, Voss A, Van De Giessen AW. Prevalence of livestock-associated MRSA in broiler flocks and risk factors for slaughterhouse personnel in The Netherlands. Epidemiol Infect. 2010 May;138(5):743-55. Epub 2010 Jan 29

Schijffelen MJ, Boel CH, van Strijp JA, Fluit AC.Whole genome analysis of a livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 isolate from a case of human endocarditis. BMC Genomics. 2010 Jun 14;11:376

Stenhem M., Örtqvist A., Ringberg H., Larsson L., Olsson-Liljequist B., Hæggman S., Kalin M., and Ekdahl K.Imported Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Sweden Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 16, No. 2, February 2010.

van Cleef BA, Verkade EJ, Wulf MW, Buiting AG, Voss A, Huijsdens XW, van Pelt W, Mulders MN, Kluytmans JA. Prevalence of livestock-associated MRSA in communities with high pig-densities in The Netherlands. PLoS One. 2010 Feb 25;5(2):e9385.

Van Cleef BA, Broens EM, Voss A, Huijsdens XW, Züchner L, Van Benthem BH, Kluytmans JA, Mulders MN, Van De Giessen A. High prevalence of nasal MRSA carriage in slaughterhouse workers in contact with live pigs in The Netherlands.Epidemiol Infect. 2010 May;138(5):756-63. Epub 2010 Feb 9

van Duijkeren E., Moleman M., Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M.,  Multem A., Troelstra J., Fluit A.C., van Wamel W.J.B., Houwers D.J., de Neeling A.J., Wagenaar J.A..  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and horse personnel: An investigation of several outbreaks.Vet Microbiol 141 (2010) 96-102.

Vanderhaeghen W, Cerpentier T, Adriaensen C, Vicca J, Hermans K, Butaye P. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST398 associated with clinical and subclinical mastitis in Belgian cows.  Vet Microbiol 2010 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print]

Wassenberg MW, Bootsma MC, Troelstra A, Kluytmans JA, Bonten MJ. Transmissibility of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ST398) in Dutch hospitals. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010 May 3. [Epub ahead of print]

Weese JS, Avery BP, Reid-Smith RJ. Detection and quantification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones in retail meat products. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2010 Sep;51(3):338-42.

Weese JS, Zwambag A, Rosendal T, Reid-Smith R, Friendship R. Longitudinal Investigation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Piglets. Zoonoses Public Health. 2010 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]

2009

Battisti A, Franco A, Merialdi G, Hasman H, Iurescia M, Lorenzetti R, Feltrin F, Zini M, Aarestrup FM. Heterogeneity among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Italian pig finishing holdings. Vet Microbiol. 2009 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]

Bhat M, Dumortier C, Taylor BS, Miller M, Vasquez G, Yunen J, Brudney K, Sánchez-E J, Rodriguez-Taveras C, Rojas R, Leon P, Lowy FD. Staphylococcus aureus ST 398, New York and Dominican Republic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Feb;15(2) 285-7.

de Boer E, Zwartkruis-Nahuis JTM, Wit B, Huijsdens XW, de Neeling AJ, Bosch T, van Oosterom RAA, Vila A, Heuvelink AE. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in meat. Int J Food Microbiol. 2009 Aug; 134 (1-2):52-6.

Cuny C, Nathaus R, Layer F, Strommenger B, Altmann D, Witte W. Nasal Colonization of Humans with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) CC398 with and without Exposure to Pigs. Plosone. 2009 Aug 27;4(8):e6800.

Denis O, Suetens C, Hallin M, Catry B, Ramboer I, Dispas M, Willems G, Gordts B, Butaye P, Struelens M. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Swine Farm Personnel, Belgium. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Jul;15(7):1098-101.

Fanoy E, Helmhout L. C, van der Vaart W. L, Weijdema K, van Santen-Verheuvel M G,  Thijsen S. F, de Neeling A. J, van Wamel W J, Manásková S H and Kingma-Thijssen J.  L. An outbreak of non-typable MRSA within a residential care facility. Eurosurveillance, 2009. Vol 14 (1) :1-5.

Guardabassi L, O’Donoghue M, Moodley A, Ho J, Boost M. Novel lineage methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Hong Kong. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Dec;15(12):1998-2000.

Kluytmans J, Struelens M. Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the hospital. BMJ 2009 Feb 12;338:b364.

Köck R, Harlizius J, Bressan N, Laerberg R, Wieler LH, Witte W, Deurenberg RH, Voss A, Becker K, Friedrich AW. Prevalence and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among pigs on German farms and import of livestock-related MRSA into hospitals. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Aug 25 [Epub ahead of print].

Lindsay JA. Genomic variation and evolution of Staphylococcus aureus. Int J Med Microbiol. 2009 Oct. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19811948

Loeffler A, Kearns AM, Ellington MJ, Smith LJ, Unt VE, Lindsay JA, Pfeiffer DU, Lloyd DH.First isolation of MRSA ST398 from UK animals: a new challenge for infection control teams?. J Hos Infect. 2009 Jul; 72(3):269-71.

Moodley A, Stegger M, Zakour NLB, Fitzgerald JR, Guardabassi L. Tandem repeat sequence analysis of staphylococcal protein A (spa) gene in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Vet Microbiol. 2009 Mar 30;135(3-4):320-6.

Pan A, Battisti A, Zoncada A, Bernieri F, Boldini M, Franco A, Giorgi M, Iurescia M, Lorenzotti S, Martinotti M, Monaci M, Pantosti A. Community-acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 Infection, Italy. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 May; 15(5): 845-7.

Persoons D, Van Hoorebeke S, Hermans K, Butaye P, de Kruif A, Haesebrouck F, Dewulf J. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in poultry. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar;15(3):452-3.

Stegger M, Lindsay JA, Sørum M, Gould KA, Skov R. Genetic diversity in CC398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates of different geographical origin. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Jul 22. [Epub ahead of print].

Struelens M. J. Guidelines and indicators for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus control in hospitals: towards international agreement? Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2009

Struelens MJ, Hawkey PM, French GL, Witte W, Tacconelli E. Laboratory tools and strategies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening, surveillance and typing: state of the art and unmet needs. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Feb;15(2):112-9. 

VAN DEN Broek IV, VAN Cleef BA, Haenen A, Broens EM, VAN DER Wolf PJ, VAN DEN Broek MJ, Huijsdens XW, Kluytmans JA, VAN DE Giessen AW, Tiemersma EW. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in people living and working in pig farms. Epidemiol Infect. 2009 May;137(5):700-8.

Van den Eede A, Martens A, Lipinska U, Struelens M, Deplano A, Denis O, Haesebrouck F, Gasthuys F, Hermans K. High occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in equine nasal samples. Vet Microbiol. 2009 Jan 1;133(1-2):138-44.

Van Hoecke H, Piette A, De Leenhee E,  Lagasse N, Struelens M, Verschraegen G,  Dhooge I. Destructive Otomastoiditis by MRSA from Porcine Origin. Laryngoscope. 2009 Jan;119(1):137-40.

Wagenaar JA, Yue H, Pritchard J, Broekhuizen-Stins M, Huijsdens X, Mevius DJ, Bosch T, Van Duijkeren E. Unexpected sequence types in livestock associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): MRSA ST9 and a single locus variant of ST9 in pig farming in China. Vet Microbiol. 2009 Nov 18;139(3-4):405-9.

2008

van Belkum A, Melles DC, Peeters JK, van Leeuwen WB, van Duijkeren E, Huijsdens XW, Spalburg E, de Neeling AJ, Verbrugh HA. Methicillin-Resistant and Susceptible-Staphylococcus aureus Sequence Type 398 in Pigs and Humans.Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Mar;14(3):479-83.

Broens EM, van Cleef B, Graat E, Kluytmans J. Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from food production animals to humans: a review. CAB Reviews 2008 (3), No. 095.

Moodley A, Nightingale EC, Stegger M, Nielsen SS, Skov RL, Guardabasi L. High risk for nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Danish veterinary practitioners. Scand J Environ Health. 2008 Apr; 34(2):151-7.

Nemati M, Hermans K, Lipinska U, Denis O, Deplano A, Struelens M, Devriese LA, Pasmans F, Haesebrouck F. Antimicrobial Resistance of Old and Recent Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Poultry: First Detection of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Strain ST398. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Oct; 52(10):3817-9.

Wulf MW, Tiemersma E, Kluytmans J, Bogaers D, Leenders AC, Jansen MW, Berkhout J, Ruijters E, Haverkate D, Isken M, Voss A. MRSA carriage in healthcare personnel in contact with farm animals. J Hosp Infect. 2008 Oct;70(2):186-90.

Wulf M, Voss A. MRSA in livestock animals – an epidemic waiting to happen?  Clin Microbiol Infect. 2008 Jun;14(6):519-21

Wulf MW, Sørum M, van Nes A, Skov R, Melchers WJ, Klaassen CH, Voss A. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among veterinarians: an international study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2008 Jan;14(1):29-34.

2007

van Loo IH, Diederen BM, Savelkoul PH, Woudenberg JH, Roosendaal R, van Belkum A, Lemmens-den Toom N, Verhulst C, van Keulen PH, Kluytmans JA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylocooccus aureus in meat products, the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Nov;13(11):1753-5.

van Loo I, Huijsdens X, Tiemersma E, de Neeling A, van de Sande-Bruinsma N, Beaujean D, Voss A, Kluytmans J. Emergence of Methicillin-Resistant Stapylococcus aureus of Animal Origin in Humans. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Dec;13(12):1834-9.

Witte W, Strommenger B, Stanek C, Cuny C. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Humans and Animals, Central Europe. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Feb;13(2):255-8.

2006

Huijsdens XW, van Dijke BJ, Spalburg E, van Santen-Verheuvel MG, Heck ME, Pluister GN, Voss A, Wannet WJ, de Neeling AJ. Community-acquired MRSA and pig-farming. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2006 Nov 10;5:26.

Wulf M, van Nes A, Eikelenboom-Boskamp A, de Vries J, Melchers W, Klaassen C, Voss A. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in Veterinary Doctors and Students, the Netherlands. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Dec;12(12):1939-41. 

2005

Voss A, Loeffen F, Bakker J, Klaassen C, Wulf M. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pig Farming. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Dec;11(12):1965-6.

Armand-Lefevre L, Ruimy R, Andremont A. Clonal Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Healthy Pig Farmers, Human Controls, and Pigs. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 May;11(5):711-4.