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- Title
Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus ST398, New York and New Jersey, USA.
- Authors
Mediavilla, José R.; Chen, Liang; Uhlemann, Anne-Catrin; Hanson, Blake M.; Rosenthal, Marnie; Stanak, Kathryn; Koll, Brian; Fries, Bettina C.; Armellino, Donna; Schilling, Mary Ellen; Weiss, Don; Smith, Tara C.; Lowy, Franklin D.; Kreiswirth, Barry N.
- Abstract
The article discusses infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) sequence type (ST) 398 in the New York City area from 2004 to 2010. It describes the discovery of infections with a related ST (ST291) from clonal complex (CC) 398. MSSA infections are generally associated with livestock, but since the cases occurred in urban and suburban settings, it was not likely that the patients were exposed to livestock. A hypothesis of low-level ST398 MSSA prevalence is cited.
- Subjects
NEW York (N.Y.); NEW York (State); METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus; LIVESTOCK; DISEASE prevalence; INFECTION
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012, Vol 18, Issue 4, p700
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1804.111419