Epidemiologic analysis of nosocomial Salmonella infections in hospitalized horses

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-119

  Ekiri, Abel B ^a   MacKay, Robert J ^a   Gaskin, Jack M ^a   Freeman, David E ^a   House, Amanda M ^a   Giguère, Steeve ^a   Troedsson, Mats R ^a   Schuman, Crystal D ^a   Von Chamier, Maria M ^a   Henry, Katherine M ^a   Hernandez, Jorge A ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITAL; HYGIENE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA; STATISTICS;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HYGIENE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; SALMONELLA;

EID: 58249114876     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.234.1.108     Document Type: Article

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