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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci on a Farm: Staff can Harbour MRS When Animals Do Not

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Author(s):
Aquino, G. de V. [1] ; Maluta, R. P. [1] ; de Avila, F. A. [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet Jaboticabal, Dept Anat Vet, Bacteriol Lab, BR-14870000 Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH; v. 59, n. 1, p. 1-3, FEB 2012.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

The aim of this work was to establish the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci (MRS) in the animals and staff of a teaching and research farm. Samples of dairy cattle (36), beef cattle (26), sheep (19), horses (21), pigs (23), goats (23) and humans (13) were collected and screened for the presence of MRS. The detection of mecA gene was performed by PCR to determine the resistance of the samples to methicillin. Antimicrobial-resistance testing to penicillin, meropenem, ceftriaxone, cephalothin, oxacillin, levofloxacin, enrofloxacin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, clindamycin, erytromycin, linezolid, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, tetracycline, doxycycline and vancomycin was performed on the mecA+ isolates. From the 161 samples, four methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci (MRCoNS) were isolated from human beings (31%), whereas none was isolated from animals (0%). No methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were isolated. All of the MRCoNS isolates from this work presented different antimicrobial resistance patterns. MRCoNS may be present in humans associated with animals while not present in the animals. Selective pressure outside of the farm and a lack of MRCoNS transmission between humans and animals may be responsible for this lack of correlation. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 08/03869-0 - ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCI FROM FARM ANIMALS AND ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL IN A TEACHING AND RESEARCH FARM.
Grantee:Gabriel de Vasconcellos Aquino
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
FAPESP's process: 08/00417-0 - Biochemical, serological and genotypic characterization of Escherichia coli strains isolated from water, feces and carcass from sheep raised in São Paulo State, Brazil
Grantee:Renato Pariz Maluta
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate