Community-acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 Infection, Italy
Angelo Pan

, Antonio Battisti, Alessia Zoncada, Francesco Bernieri, Massimo Boldini, Alessia Franco, Maurilio Giorgi, Manuela Iurescia, Silvia Lorenzotti, Mario Martinotti, Monica Monaci, and Annalisa Pantosti
Author affiliations: Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy (A. Pan, A. Zoncada, F. Bernieri, S. Lorenzotti, M. Martinotti); Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Rome, Italy (A. Battisti, A. Franco, M. Iurescia); Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lombardia ed Emilia-Romagna, Cremona (M. Boldini); Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Cremona, Cremona (M. Giorgi); Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome (M. Monaci, A. Pantosti)
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Main characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolates identified from persons and pig-farm environment, Cremona, Italy, 2007*
Origin of isolate |
Sample type |
nuc/mec |
PVL |
spa type |
mec type |
Patient |
Blood |
+/+ |
– |
t899 |
IVa |
Pig worker 1 |
Nasal swab |
+/+ |
– |
t108 |
V |
Pig worker 2 |
Nasal swab |
+/– |
– |
t899 |
NA |
Farrowing area 5 |
Dust swab |
+/+ |
– |
t108 |
V |
Farrowing area 5 |
Dust swab |
+/+ |
– |
t108 |
V |
Farrowing area 6 |
Dust swab |
+/+ |
– |
t108 |
V |
Farrowing area 7 |
Dust swab |
+/+ |
– |
t108 |
V |
Farrowing area 7 |
Dust swab |
+/+ |
– |
t899 |
IVa |
Farrowing area 8 |
Dust swab |
+/+ |
– |
t108 |
V |
Gestation area 1 |
Dust swab |
+/+ |
– |
t899 |
IVa |
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