Suspected goat-to-human transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398

Igor Loncaric; René Brunthaler; Joachim Spergser

doi:10.1128/JCM.03052-12

Suspected goat-to-human transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 398

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 May;51(5):1625-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03052-12. Epub 2013 Feb 27.

Authors

Igor Loncaric¹, René Brunthaler, Joachim Spergser

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Bacteriology, Mycology, and Hygiene, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria. igor.loncaric@vetmeduni.ac.at

Abstract

Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between animals and humans is widely recognized. In this study, we describe the first case of infection of a goat and suspected transmission of MRSA ST398 to a human, which resulted in colonization of animal owners by MRSA sequence type 398.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacterial Toxins / genetics
Exotoxins / genetics
Female
Goat Diseases / microbiology
Goat Diseases / transmission*
Goats / microbiology*
Humans
Leukocidins / genetics
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Multilocus Sequence Typing / veterinary*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Staphylococcal Infections / transmission*
Staphylococcal Infections / veterinary*
Staphylococcal Protein A / genetics
beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis

Substances

Bacterial Toxins
Exotoxins
Leukocidins
Panton-Valentine leukocidin
Staphylococcal Protein A
beta-Lactamases