Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and humans who work with horses

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 580-583

  Weese, J Scott ^a   Rousseau, Joyce ^a   Traub Dargatz, Josie L ^b   Willey, Barbara M ^c   McGeer, Alison J ^c   Low, Donald E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NASOPHARYNX; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZOONOSES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 13744250207     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.580     Document Type: Article

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