ARTICLE. Reynaga E, Torres C, Garcia-Nuñez M, Navarro M, Vilamala A, Puigoriol E, Enrico Lucchetti G, Nunes D, Silva A, Sabrià M. (2018). Prevalence of MRSA ST398 Carriage in Nursing Home Residents in an Area of Spain With a High Density of Pig Farming. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 39(01), 90–93. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.244

Abstract

MRSA nasal carriage was detected in 15.7% of 204 residents from 6 nursing homes (NHs) in the Osona region (Barcelona, Spain), and the MRSA-ST398 lineage was identified in 15.6% of MRSA-positive residents and in 2.5% of all NH residents evaluated. Most MRSA-ST398 carriers (4 of 5) had direct or indirect contact with pig farms. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:90-93.