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. 2018 Nov 16;8:16962. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34951-1

Table 1.

Overview of LA-MRSA screenings performed in Danish pig herds between 2008 and 2014.

Year [reference] Description Number of tested herds Estimated LA-MRSA prevalence in %
[95% confidence interval]
20082 Five dust samples were collected from the immediate environment of breeding pigs in the herd then pooled and tested for LA-MRSA 95 breeding herds:
198 production herds:		 0.0 [0.0–3.2]
3.5 [1.8–7.1]
201039 Pools of five nasal swab samples were taken from five slaughter pigs in five different pens 99 herds with slaughter pigs: 16.2 [9.5–24.9]
201140 Pools of five nasal swab samples were taken from five slaughter pigs in five different pens 79 herds with slaughter pigs: 16.5 [9.1–26.5]
201411 Pools of five nasal swabs per herd 70 breeding herds:
205 production herds:		 63.0 [50.5–74.1] 68.0 [60.9–74.1]