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Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Carriage Among Beefpacking Workers In A Midwestern United States Slaughterhouse, Jessica Leibler, Jeanne A. Jordan, Kirsten Brownstein, Lina Lander, Lance B. Price, Melissa J. Perry
Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Carriage Among Beefpacking Workers In A Midwestern United States Slaughterhouse, Jessica Leibler, Jeanne A. Jordan, Kirsten Brownstein, Lina Lander, Lance B. Price, Melissa J. Perry
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Occupational contact with livestock is an established risk factor for exposure to livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), particularly among industrial swine workers. While S. aureus is known to infect cattle, livestock-associated S. aureuscarriage among workers in the beef production chain has received limited attention. Beefpacking workers, who slaughter, butcher and process cattle, have intensified exposure to potentially infectious animal materials and may be at risk of livestock-associated S. aureusexposure. We conducted a cross-sectional study of beefpacking workers (n = 137) at an industrial slaughterhouse in the Midwestern United States to evaluate prevalence and characteristics of …