Table 3.
Prevalence of MRSA and ST398 MRSA carriage in different healthy populations, in patients, and among clinical isolates.
| Population | Country | No. of subjects | MRSA | ST398° | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIAGE | |||||
| Pig farmers | Netherlands | 26 | 23% | 23% | Voss et al. (2005) |
| Veterinarians | International (mainly from USA) | 345 | 7.0% | 0 | Hanselman et al. (2006) |
| Pig veterinarians | International (mainly from Europe) | 235 | 14.0% | 13.1% | Wulf et al. (2008b) |
| Veterinarians and veterinary personnel | Czech Republic | 280 | 0.7% | 0 | Zemlickova et al. (2009) |
| Veterinarians | Belgium | 146 | 9.5% | 7.5% | Garcia-Graells et al. (2012) |
| Denmark | 143 | 1.4% | 1.4% | ||
| Pig farmers | Belgium | 127 | 37.8% | 37.8% | Denis et al. (2009) |
| Pig farmers* | Germany | 113 | 86% | Cuny et al. (2009) | |
| Family members | 116 | 4.3% | |||
| Pig veterinarians | 49 | 45% | |||
| Pupils (10–16 years) | 462 | <1% | |||
| Pig workers | USA | 20 | 45% | 45% | Smith et al. (2009) |
| Pig farmers | Ireland | 100 | 2% | 0 | Horgan et al. (2011) |
| Patients at admission | Germany | 834 | 71% | 25% | Kock et al. (2011) |
| CLINICAL SAMPLES | |||||
| Clinical MRSA isolates | Europe | 8,262 | 1.7% | van Cleef et al. (2011) | |
°MRSA resistant to SmaI digestion or belonging to specific spa types are included under ST398.
*Farmers exposed to MRSA-positive pigs.