PRO/AH/EDR> Staph. aureus (MRSA) – USA: (NC) livestock-associated, farm workers

MRSA — Worldwide/Unknown
“Objectives. Administration of antibiotics to food animals may select for drug-resistant pathogens of clinical significance, such as methicillin-resistant _Staphylococcus aureus_ (MRSA). In the United States, studies have examined prevalence of MRSA carriage among individuals exposed to livestock, but prevalence of multidrug-resistant _S. aureus_ (MDRSA) carriage and the association with livestock raised with versus without antibiotic selective pressure remains unclear. We aimed to examine