Table 2.
MRSA detection inside and in the vicinity of six pig barns
| Barn no. | MRSA detection by sample source and seasona |
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| Downwind from the barn |
Inside the barn |
Upwind from the barn (100 m) |
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| Soil |
Air |
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| 300 m |
150 m |
50 m |
150 m |
50 m |
Floor |
Air |
Pigs |
Air |
Soil |
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| Sp | S | A | W | Sp | S | A | W | Sp | S | A | W | Sp | S | A | W | Sp | S | A | W | Sp | S | A | W | Sp | S | A | W | Sp | S | A | W | Sp | S | A | W | Sp | S | A | W | |
| 1 | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | 0 | − |
| 2 | − | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | 0 |
| 3 | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | + |
| 4 | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | 0 | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − |
| 5 | 0 | + | 0 | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | + | + | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | − | − | − | 0 | + | − | + |
| 6 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | 0 | − | 0 | 0 | 0 | − |
a
Findings are expressed as positive (+) or negative (−). 0, no sample was taken in this interval. Findings are given for each of the four seasons: Sp, spring; S, summer; A, autumn; and W, winter.