Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 from Human Patients, Upper Austria

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 from Human Patients, Upper Austria

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal type ST398 is usually associated with animals. We examined 1,098 confirmed MRSA samples from human patients and found that 21 were MRSA ST398. Most (16) patients were farmers. Increasing prevalence from 1.3% (2006) to 2.5% (2008) shows emerge...

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Main Authors: Karina Krziwanek, Sigrid Metz-Gercek, Helmut Mittermayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
zoonoses
staphylococci
Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA
Austria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/5/08-0326_article

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