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This study demonstrates that the increasing number of LA-MRSA CC398 bloodstream infections (BSIs) occurred in parallel with a much larger wave of LA-MRSA CC398 skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and an expanding pig reservoir.

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Why is it important?

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 398 (LA-MRSA CC398) is causing an increasing number of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in Denmark and other European countries with industrial pig production. Yet, its impact on MRSA bloodstream infections (BSIs) has not been well studied.

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This page is a summary of: Emergence of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections in Denmark, Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix504.
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