Methicillin-resistant staphylococcal colonization in dogs entering a veterinary teaching hospital

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 277-281

  Hanselman, Beth A ^a   Kruth, Stephen ^a   Weese, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus intermedius; Staphylococcus pseudintermedius; Staphylococcus schleiferi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DOG; FOLLOW UP; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI SUBSP. COAGULANS;

EID: 36549020981     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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