Livestock-Associated and Non-Livestock-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Carriage in Humans is Associated with Pig Exposure in a Dose-Response Manner

© 2021 Liu et al..

BACKGROUND: The distinction between livestock-associated and human-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become more and more blurred. This study aimed to reveal the transmission risk of livestock-associated and non-livestock-associated S. aureus (including MRSA and multidrug-resistant S. aureus [MDRSA]) by occupational pig exposure.

METHODS: A total of 591 pig-exposed workers and 1178 non-exposed workers were enrolled in this study. All nasal S. aureus isolates were tested for antibiotic susceptibility and molecular characteristics. Logistic regression models were used to examine the dose-response relationships between occupational pig exposure and S. aureus carriage.

RESULTS: Pig-exposed workers had significantly higher carriage rates of MRSA (OR=6.29, 95% CI: 3.38~11.68) and MDRSA (OR=3.17, 95% CI: 2.03~4.96) than non-exposed workers. Notably, we found dose-response relationships between occupational pig exposure and MRSA or MDRSA carriage. Using genotypic and phenotypic markers for differentiating livestock-associated and non-livestock-associated S. aureus, we also revealed dose-response relationships occupational pig exposure and livestock-associated or non-livestock-associated S. aureus carriage.

CONCLUSION: Our findings provide sufficient epidemiological evidence for revealing the high transmission risk of livestock-associated S. aureus and the low transmission risk of non-livestock-associated S. aureus by occupational pig exposure.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Infection and drug resistance - 14(2021) vom: 05., Seite 173-184

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Yanling [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wenhui [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yangqun [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Xiaohua [VerfasserIn]

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Human
Journal Article
Livestock
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus
Multidrug-resistant S. aureus
Transmission

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Date Revised 20.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.2147/IDR.S290655

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320624633