Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Wild Urban Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important cause of multi-drug-resistant infections in people, particularly indigent populations. MRSA can be transmitted between people and domestic animals, but the potential for transmission between people and commensal pests, particularly r...

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Main Authors: Himsworth, Chelsea G., Miller, Ruth R., Montoya, Vincent, Hoang, Linda, Romney, Marc G., Al-Rawahi, Ghada N., Kerr, Thomas, Jardine, Claire M., Patrick, David M., Tang, Patrick, Weese, J. Scott
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3912160/