Workers at industrial farms carry drug-resistant bacteria associated with livestock

Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 19:30 in Health & Medicine

A new study found drug-resistant bacteria associated with livestock in the noses of industrial livestock workers in North Carolina but not in the noses of antibiotic-free livestock workers. The drug-resistant bacteria examined were Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as "Staph," which include the well-known bug MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

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