Table 1.

Brief Case Reports of Fatal Pneumonia Cases Caused by ST398 Isolates

Patient	Isolate	Brief Case Report
39-yr-old man	A16	The patient presented at the intensive care unit for head trauma and pulmonary contusion. He developed skin and soft tissue infection, which was treated with cefepime and clindamycin. He died from pneumonia that developed within 48 h of admission. This patient was a rural worker.
61-yr-old man	A19	The patient presented at the intensive care unit for chronic renal failure with acute worsening and necessity of dialysis. He was treated with amoxicillin and clavulanic acid because of sinusitis for 3 d after admission. Afterward, the treatment was changed to imipenem and vancomycin because the patient developed ventilator-associated pneumonia. The patient died from ventilator-associated pneumonia. He reported no animal contact.
76-yr-old man	A52	The patient presented to the intensive care unit for urinary tract infection with septic shock. He received imipenem, polymyxin E, and linezolid. He died from hospital-associated pneumonia that was not associated with mechanical ventilation. He reported contact with pigs and poultry.

Definition of abbreviation: ST = sequence type.