Technical specifications for a baseline survey on the prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pigs

ABSTRACT: Abstract The European Commission requested scientific and technical assistance in the preparation of a EU‐wide baseline survey protocol for a European Union (EU) coordinated monitoring programme on the prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in pigs. The objective of the survey is to estimate the MRSA prevalence in batches of fattening pigs at slaughter at both European and national levels, with a 95% level of confidence and a level of precision of 10% considering an expected prevalence of 50%. The survey protocol defines the target population, the sample size for the survey, sample collection requirements, the analytical methods (for isolation, identification, phenotypic susceptibility testing and further genotypic testing of MRSA isolates), the data reporting req

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9579990 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature