En ny omfattende undersøgelse af udbredelsen af MRSA i USA viser, at både ansatte og ejere har stærkt forøget forekomst af MRSA i næsen, svælget og på huden. De vil derfor kunne smitte andre mennesker og dyr. Landbruget er gået til retten for at kunne holde disse smittekilde skjult for både ansatte og samfundet i øvrigt. Medical Express skriver bla:
Swine farmers are more likely to carry multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus S. aureus or “staph” than people without current swine exposure, according to a study conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Iowa, Kent State University, and the National Cancer Institute.The study, published online in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, is the largest prospective examination of S. aureus infection in a group of livestock workers worldwide, and the first such study in the United States.
Forskerne skriver bl.a:
“S. aureus does not typically make pigs sick, but they can act as carriers and transmit the bacterium to farmers,” says Tara Smith, corresponding author on the study. “While carriage of S. aureus isn’t itself harmful, individuals who harbor the bacterium in their nose, throat, or on their skin are at risk of developing an active staph infection, and they can also pass the bacterium to other family or community members. Individuals who may be immunocompromised, or have existing conditions such as diabetes, are especially at risk from staph infections.”
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