Skin Lesion Caused by ST398 and ST1 MRSA, Spain

摘要

To the Editor: Human infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staph-ylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type 398 (ST398) have been emerg-ing in recent years in Europe (1,2). Pigs represent a common reservoir of MRSA ST398, and working with these animals may constitute a risk factor for MRSA carriage and pos-sible infection (2–4). We report a case of human infection caused by MRSA ST398 in Spain