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. 2007 Feb;13(2):255-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1302.060924.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in humans and animals, Central Europe

Wolfgang Witte  1 , Birgit Strommenger, Christian Stanek, Christiane Cuny
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in humans and animals, Central Europe

Wolfgang Witte et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Feb.

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of clonal lineage ST398 that exhibits related spa types and contains SCCmec elements of types IVa or V has been isolated from colonized and infected humans and companion animals (e.g., dog, pig, horse) in Germany and Austria. Of particular concern is the association of these cases with cases of nosocomial ventilator-associated pneumonia.

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Repeats of the X-region in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus A of clonal lineage ST398.
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