Abstract
Ventilator-associated pneumonia and MRSA ST398, Italy.
Highlights
To the Editor: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type (ST)398 has become increasingly common in livestock, pigs, in some countries in Europe, such as Spain and Germany [1]
MRSA ST398 is an infrequent cause of human infections in Italy
We report a case of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by MRSA ST398 in a patient in Palermo, Italy
Summary
To the Editor: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type (ST)398 has become increasingly common in livestock, pigs, in some countries in Europe, such as Spain and Germany [1]. Possible association of MRSA in animals with infection in humans has been investigated. An MRSA prevalence >11.9% has been described by de Boer et al [3] in meat, with 85% of isolates belonging to the ST398 lineage.
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