Transmission of a Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain between humans and a dog

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 6209-6211

  Van Duijkeren, E ^a   Wolfhagen, M J H M ^b   Heck, M E O C ^c   Wannet, W J B ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; OXACILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DOG; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECURRENT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 30744458369     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.12.6209-6211.2005     Document Type: Article

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