Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, USA.
Am J Infect Control. 2011 Sep;39(7):539-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.10.021. Epub 2011 Apr 21.
The staphylococci include bacteria species and strains that are capable of causing significant infections in humans. During the past decades, staphylococci, such as methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA), have emerged outside the nosocomial settings, spreading in the community and raising public health concerns. However, the full contribution of potential community reservoirs to the changing epidemiology of these pathogens remains largely uncharacterized. Here, it is suggested that the role of animals (pets and livestock) and inanimate surfaces in the dissemination of staphylococci in the community is worthy of investigation and might potentially enhance efforts for controlling Staphylococcus-associated infections in susceptible individuals.
葡萄球菌包括能够引起人类严重感染的细菌物种和菌株。在过去几十年中，耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）等葡萄球菌已经在医院环境之外出现，并在社区中传播，引起了公众健康的关注。然而，潜在的社区储层对这些病原体不断变化的流行病学的全部贡献在很大程度上仍未得到描述。在这里，有人建议，动物（宠物和牲畜）和无生命表面在社区中葡萄球菌传播中的作用值得研究，并且可能有助于加强对易感个体的金黄色葡萄球菌相关感染的控制。
