Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among staff and pets in a small animal referral hospital in the UK

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 692-697

  Loeffler, Anette ^a   Boag, Amanda K ^a   Sung, Julia ^b   Lindsay, Jodi A ^b   Guardabassi, Luca ^c   Dalsgaard, Anders ^c   Smith, Heather ^a   Stevens, Kim B ^a   Lloyd, David H ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Cats; Dogs; Mucosal carriage; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CARE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL TECHNICIANS; ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; CATS; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NASAL MUCOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 27144531526     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki312     Document Type: Article

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