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Pig-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: family transmission and severe pneumonia in a newborn.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2010
Hartmeyer Gitte Nyvang, Gahrn-Hansen Bente, Skov Robert L, Kolmos Hans J
Abstract excerpt
Carriage of pig-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is known to occur in pig farmers. Zoonotic lineages of MRSA have been considered of low virulence and with limited capacity for inter-human spread. We present a case of family transmission of pig-associated MRSA ST398,...
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