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Table 1 Numbers and results of participating farm workers and farms in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in 2012

From: Occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in farm workers and the livestock environment in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Animal species

MRSA-positive farm workers

MRSA-positive farms

Pig

20/36 (55.6% [39.6-70.5]*)

6/17 (35.3% [17.3-58.7]*)

Cattle

0/25

0/11

Poultry

  

  Chicken

0/8

0/4

  Turkey

0/9

0/2

Total

20/78 (25.6% [17.3-36.3]*)

6/34 (17.6% [8.3-33.5]*)

  1. *[95% CI].