Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2010)

Human Cases of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398, Finland

  • Saara Salmenlinna,
  • Outi Lyytikäinen,
  • Anni Vainio,
  • Anna-Liisa Myllyniemi,
  • Saara Raulo,
  • Mari Kanerva,
  • Merja Rantala,
  • Katariina Thomson,
  • Jaana Seppänen,
  • Jaana Vuopio

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1610.091571
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 10
pp. 1626 – 1629

Abstract

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Nationwide surveillance identified 10 human isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex (CC) 398. Further typing in comparison with animal isolates identified 4 clusters: 1 related to a horse epidemic and 3 to persons who had no direct contact with animals or each other. These findings may indicate unrecognized community transmission.

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