Volume 13, Number 4—April 2007
Dispatch
MRSA Transmission between Cows and Humans
Table
Susceptibility of human and animal Staphylococcus aureus strains to phages and the presence of mecA by PCR*
| Strain no.† | Reference no. | Identification of samples | mecA | MRSA 100× RTD‡* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13535 | 795 LF | + | 616/617/623/626/630 |
| 2 | 16480 | 588 RF | + | 616/617/623/626/630 |
| 3 | 24069/2 | 490 RF | + | 616/617/623/626/630 |
| 4 | 24069/4 | 723 RH | + | 616/617/623/626/630 |
| 5 | 24069/13 | 1572 LF | + | 616/617/623/626/630 |
| 6 | 30195 | 632 RF | + | 616/617/623/626/630 |
| 7 | 23457 | 1379 LH | + | 616/617/623/626/630 |
| 29509† | 540 RH | + | 616/617/623/626/630 | |
| 8 | Human/3 | + | 616/617/623/626/630 | |
| 9 | 24069/9 | 381 LF | – | |
| 10 | 24069/10 | 429 LH | – | |
| 11 | 24069/11 | 519 LH | – | |
| 12 | 24069/15 | 2551 RH | – | |
| 13 | Human/4 | – | ||
| 14 | Human/2 | – |
*Strains isolated from cows with subclinical mastitis, Hungary, January 2002–December 2004.
†See Figure for DNA analysis. Strain no. 29509 was not included in the DNA analysis; thus, no strain no. was assigned.
‡Reaction pattern with 100× routine test dilution (RTD) methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureus phages (7). +, positive in mecA PCR; –,
negative in mecA PCR.
