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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
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Genes, Bacterial
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Genotype
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Meat / microbiology*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Poultry / microbiology*
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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United States