The full details of this case are in a members only site – but this and recent research in Manhattan indicates the spread of ST398 in the community
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus MRSA poses a serious threat to public health, since few drugs, or in the currently rare cases of vancomycin-resistant MRSA, no drugs are able to treat these infections. The arrival this week of ST398 at a US hospital signals the beginning of a potential clone war with the better recognized USA 200 or USA 300 MRSA clones.
