Investigation of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs used for research

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1107-1109

  Sergio, Darvi Michell Bufete ^a   Tse, Hsien Koh ^a   Hsu, Li Yang ^a   Ogden, Bryan Emmett ^a,b   Goh, Angela L H ^a   Chow, Pierce K H ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Singapore Science Park II   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; METHICILLIN; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 34547859655     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47283-0     Document Type: Article

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