Volume 13, Number 12—December 2007
Research
Emergence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus of Animal Origin in Humans
Inge van Loo*1, Xander Huijsdens†1, Edine Tiemersma†, Albert J. de Neeling†, Nienke van de Sande-Bruinsma†, Desiree Beaujean†, Andreas Voss‡, and Jan Kluytmans§¶
Table 2
Typing results for cases and the number of controls with the same type, the Netherlands, February 2007
| Type | Cases, no. (%) | Controls, no. (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| spa | |||
| t108 | 14 (40) | 0 | <0.01 |
| t011 | 8 (23) | 0 | |
| t034 | 6 (17) | 0 | |
| t571 | 3 (9) | 0 | |
| t567 | 2 (6) | 0 | |
| t337 | 1 (3) | 0 | |
| t898 |
1 (3) |
0 |
|
| SCCmec | |||
| I | 0 | 4 (9) | <0.01 |
| II | 0 | 7 (16) | |
| III | 4 (17) | 6 (14) | |
| IV | 2 (8) | 21 (49) | |
| V | 18 (75) | 5 (12) |
Panton-Valentine leukocidin
3 (9)
10 (14)
0.21
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