MRSA clone ST398-SCCmec IV as a cause of infections in an equine clinic

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Title	MRSA clone ST398-SCCmec IV as a cause of infections in an equine clinic
Type	JournalPaper
Keywords	MRSA, horse, RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS, METHICILLIN-RESISTANT, MULTIPLEX PCR, VETERINARY PERSONNEL, ANIMALS, PIGS, IDENTIFICATION, PREVALENCE, MANAGEMENT, OUTBREAK
Year	2008
Journal	VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT
DOI
Researchers	hermans katlin ، urszula lipinska ، oliver denis ، a. deplano ، m.j.struelns ، Mostafa Nemati ، f.pasmans ، p.butaye ، a.martens ، p.deprez ، f.haescbrouck

Abstract

Thirteen multidrug-resistant MRSA strains from infections of hospitalized horses in an equine clinic were analyzed. They all were indigestible by Smal restriction, possessed SCCmec type IV and belonged to spa type t011. One isolate was analyzed by MLST and allotted to ST398. The MRSA clonal lineage ST398-SCCmec IV appears to have a high capability of causing clinical infections in an equine hospital environment.

Mostafa Nemati

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