Frequency of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the noses of Malaysian chicken farmers and their chicken

• Main Authors: Neela, Vasantha Kumari, Ghaznavi Rad, Ehsanollah, Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam, Hamed, Shamsudin, Mariana Nor, Van Belkum, Alex, Karunanidhi, Arunkumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29804/1/Frequency%20of%20methicillin%20resistant%20Staphylococcus%20aureus%20in%20the%20noses%20of%20Malaysian%20chicken%20farmers%20and%20their%20chicken.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29804/; http://ijvr.shirazu.ac.ir/article_1685_344.html

The prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) carriage among poultry and poultry farmers in Malaysia is largely unknown. In the current investigation, chickens and chicken farmers from 30 chicken farms were screened for MR...