Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strain ST398 Is Present in Midwestern U.S. Swine and Swine Workers

Tara C. Smith; Michael J. Male; Abby L. Harper; Jennifer S. Kroeger; Gregory P. Tinkler; Erin D. Moritz; Ana W. Capuano; Loreen A. Herwaldt; Daniel J. Diekema

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004258

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strain ST398 Is Present in Midwestern U.S. Swine and Swine Workers

Tara C. Smith ,

* E-mail: tara-smith@uiowa.edu

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Michael J. Male,

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Abby L. Harper,

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Jennifer S. Kroeger,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Gregory P. Tinkler,

Affiliation Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Erin D. Moritz,

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Ana W. Capuano,

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Loreen A. Herwaldt,

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Program of Hospital Epidemiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Daniel J. Diekema

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Program of Hospital Epidemiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strain ST398 Is Present in Midwestern U.S. Swine and Swine Workers

Tara C. Smith,
Michael J. Male,
Abby L. Harper,
Jennifer S. Kroeger,
Gregory P. Tinkler,
Erin D. Moritz,
Ana W. Capuano,
Loreen A. Herwaldt,
Daniel J. Diekema

Published: January 23, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004258

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