This study provides compelling epidemiologic and
microbiologic evidence that persons living or working on
farms in Denmark, particularly pig farms, are at increased
risk of being colonized or infected with MRSA CC398. We
provide evidence for pigs being a substantial reservoir of
human MRSA CC398 in Denmark, as appears to be the
case in other European countries such as the Netherlands
and France (3,4,7,12), and in Canada (6).