Survival of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus during various thermal lethality processes used to manufacture pork products

Abstract

Infections from antibiotic resistant bacteria are a major concern for human health professionals around the world. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is just one of the resistant organisms of concern. MRSA prevalence has also been recently reported in retail meat products at rates higher than originally thought. Although the risk of contracting an infection from handling