title: Methicillin-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398 in pigs and humans.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Belkum
authors.forename: Damian C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Melles
authors.forename: Justine K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Peeters
authors.forename: Willem B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: van Leeuwen
authors.forename: Engeline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Duijkeren
authors.forename: Xander W
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Huijsdens
authors.forename: Emile
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spalburg
authors.forename: Albert J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: de Neeling
authors.forename: Henri A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Verbrugh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002353:Carrier State; D006801:Humans; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009426:Netherlands; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008712:Methicillin