Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and horse personnel, 2000-2002.(Research) From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: March 1, 2005| Author: Archambault, M.; Dick, H.; Hearn, P.; Kreiswirth, B.N.; Likhoshvay, Y.; Low, D.E.; McGeer, A.; Prescott, J.F.; Said-Salim, B.; Weese, J.S.; Willey, B.M. | COPYRIGHT 2005 U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection was identified in 2 horses treated at a veterinary hospital in 2000, prompting a study of colonization rates of horses and associated persons. Seventy-nine horses and 27 persons colonized or infected with MRSA were identified from October 2000 to November 2002; most isolations occurred in a 3-month period in 2002. Twenty-seven (34%) of the equine isolates were from the veterinary hospital, while 41 (51%) were from 1 thoro...