scholarly journals Molecular epidemiology of a suspected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak in a renal unit of a central academic hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-10
Author(s):  
Khine Swe Swe/Han ◽  
Nireshan Naidoo ◽  
Prenika Jaglal
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Molecular Epidemiology ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Renal Unit ◽  
Academic Hospital ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Kwazulu Natal

scholarly journals Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among large commercial pig herds in South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shani Van Lochem ◽  
Peter N. Thompson ◽  
Cornelius H. Annandale
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
South African ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Carrier Status ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Herd Level ◽  
Nasal Carrier ◽  
Zoonotic Risk ◽  
Pooled Samples

The prevalence of nasal carrier status of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in pigs has been described elsewhere, but is unknown in South Africa. To address concerns that exist regarding the zoonotic risk that carriers pose to workers, the herd-level prevalence of MRSA was determined among 25 large (> 500 sows) commercial pig herds in South Africa, representing 45% of the large commercial herds in the country. From each herd, the nasal contents of 18 finisher pigs were sampled at the abattoir, pooled into three and selectively cultured to determine the presence of MRSA. A herd was classified as MRSA-positive if one or more of the three pooled samples cultured positive. Three of the 25 herds tested positive for MRSA, equating to a 12% herd prevalence (95% CI: 7% – 23%) among South African commercial piggeries. The prevalence of nasal MRSA carriers among large commercial pig herds in South Africa was low compared to what has been reported elsewhere and suggests a relatively low zoonotic MRSA risk to workers in South African commercial piggeries and abattoirs.

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