A study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that livestock-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) can cause serious bloodstream infections in people. Researchers studied blood stream infections caused by all strains of MRSA in Denmark from 2010 to 2014 and found that blood infections from LA-MRSA were on the rise, peaking in 2014 and accounting for 16 percent of all MRSA bloodstream infections. Read the study and the press release for more details.
Livestock Associated MRSA Causes Serious Blood Infections in People
Most Infections Occurred in People Who Had No Contact with Farm Animals
October 1, 2017
