Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in US Meat and Poultry.

ABSTRACT: We characterized the prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility profiles, and genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus among US meat and poultry samples (n = 136). S. aureus contaminated 47% of samples, and multidrug resistance was common among isolates (52%). S. aureus genotypes and resistance profiles differed significantly among sample types, suggesting food animal-specific contamination.

SUBMITTER: Waters AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3079400 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature