Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a family and its pet cat

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 358, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1200-1201

  Sing, Andreas ^a   Tuschak, Christian ^a   Hörmansdorfer, Stefan ^a  

^a BAVARIAN HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CIPROFLOXACIN; FUSIDIC ACID; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CAT; DOG; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 40849119759     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc0706805     Document Type: Letter

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