Article: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 from human patients, upper Austria.(DISPATCHES)(Report)

In the past few years, interest has focused on the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in animals and the potential for cross-transmission between humans and animals (1). MRSA isolates that are strongly associated with pigs or contact with pigs show at least 2 similarities: they are not typeable by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) because their DNA cannot be digested by the restriction enzyme SmaI (2), and most belong to the MRSA clonal lineage sequence type (ST) 398 (1).

The Study

From January 2006 through May 2008, a total of 21 laboratories and/or hospitals in Upper Austria (project MRSA-Registry Upper Austria) sent ...

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