Characteristics of MSSA and of MRSA1 exhibiting spa type t571 from humans and from animals.

1MRSA were defined by oxacillin resistance phenotype according to DIN laboratory standard (DIN EN ISO 20776-1).2Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed for benzylpenicillin (PEN), oxaxillin (OXA), gentamicin (GEN), erythromycin (ERY), clindamycin (CLI), tetracycline (TET), cotrimoxazol (TMP), rifampicin (RIF), fusidic acid (FUS), fosfomycin (PHO), linezolid (LNZ), tigecycline (TIG), daptomycin (DAP), vancomycin (VAN), teicoplanin (TPL), mupirocin (MUP).3Also PCR negative for tet(K), tet(L), tet(M).