Hard to catch and hard to shake.
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 5 is the association of these cases with cases of nosocomial ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in humans and animals, Central Europe..
