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ArticlePloS one2016

The Emergence and Spread of Multiple Livestock-Associated Clonal Complex 398 Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Strains among Animals and Humans in the Republic of Ireland, 2010-2014.

Gráinne I Brennan, Yvonne Abbott, Aisling Burns, Finola Leonard, Brenda A McManus, Brian O'Connell, David C Coleman, Anna C Shore

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gráinne I BrennanNational MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James's Hospital, James's St., Dublin 8, Ireland.
Yvonne AbbottPathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Aisling BurnsPathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Finola LeonardPathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Brenda A McManusNational MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James's Hospital, James's St., Dublin 8, Ireland.
Brian O'ConnellNational MRSA Reference Laboratory, St. James's Hospital, James's St., Dublin 8, Ireland.
David C ColemanMicrobiology Research Unit, Division of Oral Biosciences, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Anna C ShoreMicrobiology Research Unit, Division of Oral Biosciences, Dublin Dental University Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
St. James's Hospital · IEUniversity College Dublin · IEDublin Dental University Hospital · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clonal complex (CC) 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) are associated with carriage and infection among animals and humans but only a single case of CC398 MRSA has been reported in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). The present study investigated the molecular epidemiology of CC398 MRSA (n = 22) and MSSA (n = 10) from animals and humans in the ROI from 2010-2014. Isolates underwent antimicrobial susceptibility testing, spa typing, DNA microarray profiling and PCR for CC398-associated resistance genes. All MRSA underwent SCCmec IV or V subtyping. Four distinct CC398-MRSA incidents were identified from (i) a man in a nursing home (spa type t011-SCCmec IVa, immune evasion complex (IEC) negative), (ii) a horse and veterinarian who had recently travelled to Belgium (t011-IVa, IEC positive), (iii) pigs (n = 9) and farm workers (n = 9) on two farms, one which had been restocked with German gilts and the other which was a finisher farm (t034-VT, IEC negative, 3/9 pigs; t011-VT, IEC negative, 6/9 pigs & 9/9 farm workers), and (iv) a child who had worked on a pig farm in the UK (t034-VT, IEC negative). Isolates also carried different combinations of multiple resistance genes including erm(A), erm(B), tet(K), tet(M) & tet(L), fexA, spc, dfrG, dfrK aacA-aphD and aadD further highlighting the presence of multiple CC398-MRSA strains. CC398 MSSA were recovered from pigs (n = 8) and humans (n = 2). CC398 MSSA transmission was identified among pigs but zoonotic transmission was not detected with animal and human isolates exhibiting clade-specific traits. This study highlights the importation and zoonotic spread of CC398 MRSA in the ROI and the spread of CC398 MSSA among pigs. Increased surveillance is warranted to prevent further CC398 MRSA importation and spread in a country that was considered CC398 MRSA free.

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AnimalsClone CellsGenotypeHumansIrelandLivestockMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusPhenotypeStaphylococcal InfectionsZoonoses

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PMID26886749
PMCPMC4757405
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