Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among veterinarians: An international study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-34

  Wulf, Mireille W H ^a,e   Sorum M ^b   Van Nes, A ^c   Skov, R ^b   Melchers, W J G ^a   Klaassen, C H W ^d   Voss, A ^a,d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Staphylococcus Laboratory   (Denmark)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e Stichting Laboratoria voor Pathologie en Medische Microbiologie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community acquired; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pigs; Staphylococcus aureus; Surveillance; Veterinarians

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; SMAD PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DENMARK; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PIG FARMING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; THROAT CULTURE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 36849056449     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01873.x     Document Type: Article

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