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

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...

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Main Authors: Neela, Vasantha Kumari, Ghaznavi Rad, Ehsanollah, Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam, Hamed, Shamsudin, Mariana Nor, Van Belkum, Alex, Karunanidhi, Arunkumar
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Published: School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University 2013
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author Neela, Vasantha Kumari
Ghaznavi Rad, Ehsanollah
Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam, Hamed
Shamsudin, Mariana Nor
Van Belkum, Alex
Karunanidhi, Arunkumar
author_facet Neela, Vasantha Kumari
Ghaznavi Rad, Ehsanollah
Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam, Hamed
Shamsudin, Mariana Nor
Van Belkum, Alex
Karunanidhi, Arunkumar
author_sort Neela, Vasantha Kumari
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description 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 MRSA and S. aureus carriage. The genetic characteristics of the isolates were determined through multi locus sequence typing (MLST), Staphylococcus protein A (spa) typing and virulent gene profiling. The outcome of the study showed lack of MRSA and extremely low S. aureus prevalence (n=7 of 503, 1.4%) among chicken flocks and the poultry farmers in Malaysia. Staphylococcus aureus isolates belonged to 4 sequence types (ST): ST97 (spa type t359), ST1179 (t359), ST 692 (t2247) and ST188 (t189). It can be concluded that MRSA/MSSA prevalence is very low among chicken and chicken farmers, human and chicken cross transmission of S. aureus does not seem to be a threat in Malaysia.
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spelling upm-298042015-12-08T02:52:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29804/ Frequency of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the noses of Malaysian chicken farmers and their chicken Neela, Vasantha Kumari Ghaznavi Rad, Ehsanollah Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam, Hamed Shamsudin, Mariana Nor Van Belkum, Alex Karunanidhi, Arunkumar 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 MRSA and S. aureus carriage. The genetic characteristics of the isolates were determined through multi locus sequence typing (MLST), Staphylococcus protein A (spa) typing and virulent gene profiling. The outcome of the study showed lack of MRSA and extremely low S. aureus prevalence (n=7 of 503, 1.4%) among chicken flocks and the poultry farmers in Malaysia. Staphylococcus aureus isolates belonged to 4 sequence types (ST): ST97 (spa type t359), ST1179 (t359), ST 692 (t2247) and ST188 (t189). It can be concluded that MRSA/MSSA prevalence is very low among chicken and chicken farmers, human and chicken cross transmission of S. aureus does not seem to be a threat in Malaysia. School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en 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 Neela, Vasantha Kumari and Ghaznavi Rad, Ehsanollah and Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam, Hamed and Shamsudin, Mariana Nor and Van Belkum, Alex and Karunanidhi, Arunkumar (2013) Frequency of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the noses of Malaysian chicken farmers and their chicken. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 14 (3). pp. 226-231. ISSN 1728-1997; ESSN: 2252-0589 http://ijvr.shirazu.ac.ir/article_1685_344.html
spellingShingle Neela, Vasantha Kumari
Ghaznavi Rad, Ehsanollah
Ghasemzadeh-Moghaddam, Hamed
Shamsudin, Mariana Nor
Van Belkum, Alex
Karunanidhi, Arunkumar
Frequency of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the noses of Malaysian chicken farmers and their chicken
title Frequency of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the noses of Malaysian chicken farmers and their chicken
title_full Frequency of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the noses of Malaysian chicken farmers and their chicken
title_fullStr Frequency of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the noses of Malaysian chicken farmers and their chicken
title_full_unstemmed Frequency of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the noses of Malaysian chicken farmers and their chicken
title_short Frequency of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the noses of Malaysian chicken farmers and their chicken
title_sort frequency of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus in the noses of malaysian chicken farmers and their chicken
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