Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 from Livestock Veterinarians to Their Household Members

• Erwin Verkade ,

  * E-mail: erwinverkade@gmail.com

  Affiliations Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands, Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands

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• Marjolein Kluytmans-van den Bergh,

  Affiliation Amphia Academy Infectious Disease Foundation, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands

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• Birgit van Benthem,

  Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

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• Brigitte van Cleef,

  Affiliations Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands, Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands, Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

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• Miranda van Rijen,

  Affiliation Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands

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• Thijs Bosch,

  Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

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• Leo Schouls,

  Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

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• Jan Kluytmans

  Affiliations Laboratory for Microbiology and Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands, Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands, Department of Medical Microbiology, VU University medical centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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