TY - GEN T1 - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in humans and animals, Central Europe. AU - Witte, Wolfgang AU - Strommenger, Birgit AU - Stanek, Christian AU - Cuny, Christiane AB - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of clonal lineage ST398 that exhibits related spa types and contains SCCmec elements of types IVa or V has been isolated from colonized and infected humans and companion animals (e.g., dog, pig, horse) in Germany and Austria. Of particular concern is the association of these cases with cases of nosocomial ventilator-associated pneumonia. KW - Humans KW - Animals KW - Europe/epidemiology KW - Swine KW - Swine Diseases/epidemiology KW - Methicillin Resistance KW - Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects KW - Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology KW - Staphylococcal Infections/veterinary KW - Swine Diseases/microbiology KW - Dogs KW - Dog Diseases/epidemiology KW - Dog Diseases/microbiology KW - Horse Diseases/epidemiology KW - Horse Diseases/microbiology KW - Horses KW - Staphylococcus aureus/classification KW - 610 Medizin PY - 2007 LA - eng PB - Robert Koch-Institut, Infektionskrankheiten / Erreger VL - 13 IS - 2 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.25646/465 ER -