Lethal Necrotizing Pneumonia Caused by an ST398<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Strain

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To the Editor: The prevalent colonization of livestock with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type (ST) 398 in many countries is a cause for consternation. However, understanding of the emergence of these organisms and their public health implications is embryonic. The perceptions that all MRSA found in livestock are of ST398 lineage or that livestock are the only reservoirs of ST398...

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