Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus containing mecC in Swedish dairy cows
2013 (English)In: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, ISSN 0044-605X, E-ISSN 1751-0147, Vol. 55, no 1, article id 6 (2013)
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Abstract [en]
BACKGROUND: Hitherto, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has not been detected in Swedish cattle. However, due to the report of mecC, a novel homologue to the mecA gene, there was reason to re-evaluate susceptibility results from strain collections of Staphylococcus aureus and test suspected isolates for the presence of mecC.
FINDINGS: Bovine isolates of S. aureus with elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations of beta-lactams were retrospectively tested for presence of mecC. In four of the isolates mecC was detected.
CONCLUSION: In Sweden, this is the first finding of MRSA in cattle and the first detection of MRSA harbouring mecC of domestic animal origin. MRSA in animal populations has implications as a potential reservoir with risk for spread to humans. Occurrence of MRSA among Swedish cattle appears still very limited.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
BioMed Central (BMC), 2013. Vol. 55, no 1, article id 6 (2013)
Keywords [en]
MRSA, Staphylococcus aureus, mecC, Mastitis, Dairy cows
National Category
Microbiology Animal and Dairy Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-107565DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-55-6ISI: 000314606200001PubMedID: 23369449Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84891882917OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-107565DiVA, id: diva2:1788495
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