Fatal Septicemia Linked to Transmission of MRSA Clonal Complex 398 in Hospital and Nursing Home, Denmark

Nielsen, Rikke Thoft; Kemp, Michael; Holm, Anette; Skov, Marianne Nielsine; Detlefsen, Mette; Hasman, Henrik; Aarestrup, Frank Møller; Kaas, Rolf Sommer; Nielsen, Jesper Boye; Westh, Henrik; Kolmos, Hans Jørn

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Fatal Septicemia Linked to Transmission of MRSA Clonal Complex 398 in Hospital and Nursing Home, Denmark

Published Date:

May 2016

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2205.151835 New Site Icon

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Emerg Infect Dis. 22(5):900-902.

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Nielsen, Rikke Thoft ; Kemp, Michael ; Holm, Anette ; Skov, Marianne Nielsine ; Detlefsen, Mette ; ... More ▼

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27089007

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PMC4861525

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We describe 2 fatal cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal complex 398 septicemia in persons who had no contact with livestock. Whole-genome sequencing of the isolated MRSA strains strongly suggest that both were of animal origin and that the patients had been infected through 2 independent person-to-person transmission chains.

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