2014
Detection of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among swine workers in Romania
Huang E, Gurzau AE, Hanson BM, Kates AE, Smith TC, Pettigrew MM, Spinu M, Rabinowitz PM. Detection of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among swine workers in Romania. Journal Of Infection And Public Health 2014, 7: 323-332. PMID: 24821273, DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgricultureAnimal HusbandryAnimalsCarrier StateFemaleHumansLivestockMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiddle AgedMolecular TypingNasal MucosaOccupational ExposureOropharynxPrevalenceRomaniaStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcal Protein ASurveys and QuestionnairesSwineConceptsLivestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusLA-MRSASwine workersLivestock workersSpa type t034Commercial pig farmsCommunity-associated MRSA strainsPig farmsDevastating pathogenStaphylococcus aureusFarmsCommercial movementsSubstantial health risksMRSA carriersMRSA colonizationHigh morbidityRisk factorsMRSA strainsHealth statusBiosafety practicesCommunity contactsProduction facilitiesPathogensEpidemiology
2012
Upper Respiratory Tract Microbial Communities, Acute Otitis Media Pathogens, and Antibiotic Use in Healthy and Sick Children
Pettigrew MM, Laufer AS, Gent JF, Kong Y, Fennie KP, Metlay JP. Upper Respiratory Tract Microbial Communities, Acute Otitis Media Pathogens, and Antibiotic Use in Healthy and Sick Children. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 2012, 78: 6262-6270. PMID: 22752171, PMCID: PMC3416608, DOI: 10.1128/aem.01051-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute otitis mediaAntibiotic useS. pneumoniaeHealthy childrenM. catarrhalisH. influenzaeAcute otitis media pathogensConcurrent acute otitis mediaUpper respiratory tract infectionRespiratory tract infectionsOtitis media pathogensUpper respiratory tractCross-sectional studyYears of ageAOM pathogensTract infectionsOtitis mediaMoraxella catarrhalisRespiratory tractReal-time PCRNasal swabsSick childrenPrevention strategiesHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcus pneumoniae