Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in retail food in Singapore

Abstract We characterised 227 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from retail food and food handlers’ gloves samples obtained through food surveillance and risk assessment studies between 2011 and 2014. Of 227 isolates, five (2.2%) were methicillin-resistant and belonged to sequence types ST80 (n = 3) an...

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Main Authors: Kyaw Thu Aung, Li Yang Hsu, Tse Hsien Koh, Hapuarachchige Chanditha Hapuarachchi, Man Ling Chau, Ramona Alikiiteaga Gutiérrez, Lee Ching Ng
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Assuntos:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Retail food
Food contact surface
Antibiotic resistance
Enterotoxin genes
Panton-valentine leukocidin (pvl) gene
Acceso en liña:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0255-3
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