Methicillin-Resistant and -Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Sequence Type 398 in Pigs and Humans

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  van Belkum, Alex ; Melles, Damian C. ; Peeters, Justine K. ; van Leeuwen, Willem B. ; van Duijkeren, Engeline ; Huijsdens, Xander W. ; Spalburg, Emile ; de Neeling, Albert J. ; Verbrugh, Henri A.
• Corporate Authors:
  on behalf of the Dutch Working Party on Surveillance Research of MRSA (SOM)
• Description:
  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 (ST398 MRSA) was identified in Dutch pigs and pig farmers. ST398 methicillin-susceptible S. aureus circulates among humans at low frequency (0.2%) but was isolated in 3 human cases of bacteremia (2.1%; p = 0.026). Although its natural host is probably porcine, ST398 MRSA likely causes infections in humans.
• Subjects:
  Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents Carrier State Dispatch Humans Methicillin Methicillin Resistance Nose Occupational Exposure Staphylococcal Infections Swine

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 14(3):479-483.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Netherlands
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:352bc79237539e92bb128ec622788751062af371e0c319b41a987534555798b2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16903/cdc_16903_DS1.pdf
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