Prevalence of multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus in milk from large- and small-scale producers in Kenya

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4145-4149

  Shitandi, A ^a   Sternesjo A ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial drug resistance; Kenya; Milk; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 10044224325     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73557-2     Document Type: Article

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