Outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 1, spa type t1784, in an equine hospital in Japan

Veterinary and Animal Science(2022)

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Abstract
•MRSA infection was reported in seven Thoroughbred racehorses in a hospital.•MRSA isolates from all cases were ST1-t1784.•MRSA ST1-t1784 was also isolated from hospital veterinarians.•MRSA ST1-t1784 isolates from horses and veterinarians were genetically close.•Horse–veterinarian transmission of MRSA ST1-t1784 is suggested.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,Fluoroquinolones,Veterinarians,Horses
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