High Genetic Similarity of MRSA ST88 Isolated From Pigs and Humans in Kogi State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: We determined the prevalence and genetic characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from pigs and humans between September 2013 and February 2015 in Kogi State, a central region in Nigeria. A total of 680 nasal swabs were collected and analyzed from pigs (n = 425) and "pig-contact" humans (n = 55) on 35 farms, and "non-pig-contact" humans (n = 200). MRSA was recovered from 20 (4.7%) pigs on 12 farms and 18 (7.0%) humans. Six (2.4%) of the human isolates were recovered from "pig-contact" humans, of which only three work on farms also harboring MRSA positive pigs. All 38 MRSA were resistant to β-lactams only, belonged to spa type t1603, sequence type (ST) 88, and mecA was associated with a SCCmec IVa element

SUBMITTER: Otalu OJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6305073 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature