Methicillin-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 in pigs and humans. [1]
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Auteurs
van Belkum, Alex [2]; Melles, Damian C [3]; Peeters, Justine K [4]; van Leeuwen, Willem B [5]; van Duijkeren, Engeline [6]; Huijsdens, Xander W [7]; Spalburg, Emile [8]; de Neeling, Albert J [9]; Verbrugh, Henri A [10]Mots-clés
Résumé:
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.