MRSA carriage in healthcare personnel in contact with farm animals

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-190

  Wulf, M W H ^a   Tiemersma, E ^b   Kluytmans, J ^c,d   Bogaers, D ^c   Leenders, A C A P ^e   Jansen, M W H ^e   Berkhout, J ^f   Ruijters, E ^f   Haverkate, D ^g   Isken, M ^h   Voss, A ^g,h  

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

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

^c AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Livestock; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FARM ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVESTOCK; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NETHERLANDS; NOSE SMEAR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SWINE; THROAT CULTURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CARRIER STATE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 50849125380     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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