ST398 in Humans in Canada

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in MRSA ST398 Infection Patterns

To determine the prevalence of LA-MRSA in the general population in Canada, Golding and colleagues analysed 3687 MRSA isolates collected in Saskatchewan and Manitoba between 2007 and 2008. The sample represented about 66% of all MRSA samples collected in Saskatchewan and 17% of those collected in Manitoba during this period, both provinces with a low density of pig farming. The researchers found five isolates with genes characteristic of LA-MRSA, four of which were associated with cases of skin and soft-tissue infection. One of the isolates came from a post-operative infection in a patient who was unlikely to have had any contact with livestock, according to the authors.

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