Emergence of Unusual Bloodstream Infections Associated with Pig-Borne–Like Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in France — Clin Infect Dis.
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
