Abstract
Carriage of pig-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is known to occur in pig farmers. Zoonotic lineages of MRSA have been considered of low virulence and with limited capacity for inter-human spread. We present a case of family transmission of pig-associated MRSA ST398, which resulted in a severe infection in a newborn.
Acknowledgements
We thank Professor Frank M. Aarestrup PhD, DVM, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark for providing us with results from the dust and pig samples.
Declaration of interest: No conflict of interest or funding to declare.