Livestock-Associated MRSA in Household Members of Pig Farmers: Transmission and Dynamics of Carriage, A Prospective Cohort Study

• Brigitte A. G. L. van Cleef ,

  * E-mail: brivancleef@gmail.com

  Affiliations Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands, Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands, Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands

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• Birgit H. B. van Benthem,

  Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands

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• Erwin J. M. Verkade,

  Affiliations Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands, Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands

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• Miranda M. L. van Rijen,

  Affiliation Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands

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• Marjolein F. Q. Kluytmans-van den Bergh,

  Affiliations Amphia Academy Infectious Disease Foundation, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

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• Haitske Graveland,

  Affiliations Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands

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• Thijs Bosch,

  Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands

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• Koen M. H. W. Verstappen,

  Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands

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• Jaap A. Wagenaar,

  Affiliations Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands, Central Veterinary Institute of Wageningen UR, Lelystad, the Netherlands

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• Marian E. H. Bos,

  Affiliation Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands

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• Dick Heederik,

  Affiliation Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands

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• Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans

  Affiliations Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands, Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection prevention, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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