Carriage of Methicillin-resistant in a Colony of Rhesus () and Cynomolgus () Macaques.

Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) carriage and infection are well documented in the human and veterinary literature; however only limited information is available regarding MRSA carriage and infection in laboratory NHP populations. The objective of this study was to characterize MRSA carriage in a representative research colony of rhesus and cynomolgus macaques through a cross-sectional analysis of 300 animals. MRSA carriage was determined by using nasal culture.