Emergence of Unusual Bloodstream Infections Associated with Pig-Borne-Like Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in France

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    the Bloodstream Infection Study Group of the Reseau des Hygienistes du Centre (RHC)
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TO THE EDITOR—Staphylococcus aureus ST398 is a zoonotic agent primarily described in Europe that is becoming a worldwide threat associated with livestock, their human contacts, and food products. In animals, carriage is frequent, but infections are rare. In humans, infections consist in nosocomial bloodstream and wound infections [1] that are associated with spa types 011 or 034, tetracycline resistance, and the absence of panton-valentine leukocidin (PVL). Recently, a new population of ST398 strains has been isolated in China and from children adopted from China [2] that is responsible for pneumonia and skin and soft-tissue infections in patients without association with animals or animal farming and which is characterized by spa type 571, tetracycline susceptibility, and variable presence of PVL [3].

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