No apparent transmission of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant CC398 in a survey of staff at a regional Danish hospital.

Background: In recent years, livestock-associated methicillin-resistant (LA-MRSA) multi locus sequence type CC398 has spread widely in the livestock production in Europe. The rates of LA-MRSA in hospitals have been found to be largely determined by contact to and density of livestock in the area.

Methods: This is a cross sectional study of the prevalence of LA-MRSA among hospital staff in a Danish hospital situated in a livestock production region.