Livestock associated MRSA (LA-MRSA) and its relevance for humans in Germany.
Livestock associated MRSA (LA-MRSA) and its relevance for humans in Germany.
C. Cuny,R. Köck,W. Witte
2013 · DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2013.02.010
International Journal of Medical Microbiology · 123 Citations
TLDR
Livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) are mainly associated with the clonal complex (CC) 398, which has obviously limited capacity to spread in the nosocomial setting so far and can cause postoperative wound infections and even septicemia when introduced into the hospital.