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Table 1 Prevalence of MR-CNS strains detected in samples from livestock, chicken carcasses, bulk tank milk, minced meat, and contact persons.

From: Prevalence and characteristics of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci from livestock, chicken carcasses, bulk tank milk, minced meat, and contact persons

Origin

No. of sampled animals, humans and products

No. of MR-CNS positive samples (%)

No. of MR-CNS isolates

Pigs (from 241 farms)1)

7163)

260 (36.3)

260

Cows (from 253 farms)1)

3404)

177 (52.1)

180

Calves (from 187 farms)1)

3004)

216 (72.0)

218

Chicken (from 72 farms)2)

72

35 (48.6)

38

Bulk tank milk (from 100 farms)

100

62 (62.0)

62

Minced meat

111

36 (32.4)

36

Veterinarians1)

133

80 (60.2)

84

Pig farmers1)

148

100 (67.6)

105

Slaughterhouse employees1)

179

47 (26.3)

48

Total

2099

1013 (48.3)

1031

  1. 1) Nasal swabs.
  2. 2) Herd-wise pooled neck skin samples.
  3. 3) At most three animals per farm were sampled.
  4. 4) At most two animals per farm were sampled.