MRSA in pigs in Holland – is there cause for concern?
High levels of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) have been isolated in pigs in Holland and also in pig farmers and vets, should we be concerned? A high level of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) has been isolated in 39% of pigs in Holland and also in pig farmers and vets and this is causing much consternation.It is not so much for the pigs, where S. aureus is not associated with a specific disease problem, unlike Streptococcus suis for example, which sti
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