European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Eurosurveillance, 24(20), 2015
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.24.21156
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Livestock-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus belonging to clonal complex 398 (LA-MRSA CC398) is an important cause of zoonotic infections in many countries. Here, we describe the isolation of LA-MRSA CC398 from retail meat samples of United Kingdom (UK) farm origin. Our findings indicate that this lineage is probably established in UK pig farms and demonstrate a potential pathway for the transmission of LA-MRSA CC398 from livestock to humans in the UK. © 2015, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.