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Prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococci Isolates from Horses and Horse-related Personnel in Korea  

Lee, Sang-Kyu (Equine Hospital, Korea Racing Authority)
Han, Jae-Ik (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Ill-Hwa (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Na, Ki-Jeong (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Kang, Hyun-Gu (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.31, no.3, 2014 , pp. 194-198 More about this Journal
Abstract
Methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) are emerging as important pathogens in humans and animals worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of MRS in the racehorse population and in horse-related personnel in Korea. A total of 195 horses and 18 humans (eight veterinarians, three veterinary hospital staff, and seven horse-handlers) from racehorse farms in Korea were included in the study. The samples were collected from nasal cavities using bacterial transport medium and were cultivated on tryptic soy agar with 5% sheep blood for 3 days at $37^{\circ}C$ to confirm the presence of Staphylococcus spp. Presumptive Staphylococcus spp. isolates were identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis. The coagulase test and oxacillin susceptibility tests were performed using the tube dilution and disk diffusion methods, respectively. The presence of the mecA gene was determined using a polymerase chain reaction assay. Of the 195 horses, 29 (15.6%) yielded 29 MRS isolates. Twelve (66.7%) of the 18 horse-related personnel yielded 12 MRS isolates. All of the MRS isolates from horses or horse-related personnel were identified as methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MRCNS). The result of this study suggest that the prevalence of MRS increased with the duration of antibiotic use (p = 0.002). This study also provides evidence for the zoonotic transmission of MRCNS between horses and humans, although further investigations are needed.
Keywords
racing horse; methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci;
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