Volume 16, Number 10—October 2010
Dispatch
Human Cases of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398, Finland
Table 2
Human MRSA CC398 infections, Finland, January 2007–April 2009*
Patient age, y/sex | MRSA strain | Reason for taking specimen | Sample source | Animal contact | Other information |
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27/M | t011 | Screening | Nares | Direct: horses | Staff member of veterinary hospital, direct link to horse epidemic |
63/M | t011 | Clinical symptoms | Wound secretion | None | Dentist, history of skin grafts, healthcare worker in family, travel history to the Canary Islands |
82/F | t011 | Clinical symptoms | Wound secretion | None | Several previous hospitalizations, multiple diseases including basal cell carcinoma; son has a dog |
65/F | t011 | Screening | Nares | Limited, visit to a horse farm (but not to the stable) 2 mo before MRSA isolation | Retired nurse, hospitalizations in Finland and in Switzerland due to trauma |
57/M | t2922 | Screening | Skin | None | Atopic skin, hospitalizations within previous year |
82/M | t034 | Unknown | Wound secretion | Limited, not specified | Several previous hospitalizations |
78/M | t034 | Unknown | Skin | Limited, occasional visits by a dog, had parakeets 20 y previously | Several previous hospitalizations |
96/M | t034 | Screening | Nares | None | Several previous hospitalizations |
39/M | t034 | Screening | Nares | None | Several previous hospitalizations, homeless, alcoholic, contact sport activities |
42/M | t034 | Screening | Nares | Unknown | Unknown |
*MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; CC398, clonal complex 398.