Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-associated dermatitis in a Congo African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 336-343

  Briscoe, Jeleen A ^a   Morris, Daniel O ^a   Rankin, Shelley C ^a   Hendrick, Mattie J ^a   Rosenthal, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African grey parrot; Avian; Dermatitis; Feather damaging behavior; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Psittacus erithacus erithacus; Self trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PARROT; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PARROTS; POULTRY DISEASES; SELF MUTILATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERITHACUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

EID: 60249103306     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/2008-014.1     Document Type: Article

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