Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusin Retail Meat, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Kanika Bhargava,Susan Donabedian,Liziane da Rocha,Xiaogang Wang,Yifan Zhang,Marcus Zervos

doi:10.3201/eid1706.101095

Abstract

Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>in Retail Meat, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Highlights

To the Editor: Because methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been identified in retail meat worldwide [1,2,3,4], the potential exists for its transmission to humans
These studies suggested that MRSA contamination in different meat categories can vary by location and that molecular distinction may exist among MRSA isolates in meat of different origin
An extra band was generated in MRSA2a, 2b, 3, 5, and 6 by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), all 9 MRSA isolates belonged to USA300 (Figure)

Summary

Introduction

To the Editor: Because methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been identified in retail meat worldwide [1,2,3,4], the potential exists for its transmission to humans. The study in Korea observed MRSA from chicken, which demonstrated sequence type (ST) 692 by multilocus sequence typing (MLST), a type distinct from that isolated in beef and pork. These studies suggested that MRSA contamination in different meat categories can vary by location and that molecular distinction may exist among MRSA isolates in meat of different origin.

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