First isolation of MRSA ST398 from UK animals: a new challenge for infection control teams?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-271

  Loeffler, A ^a   Kearns, A M ^b   Ellington, M J ^b   Smith, L J ^a   Unt, V E ^a   Lindsay, J A ^c   Pfeiffer, D U ^a   Lloyd, D H ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ENROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANADA; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HORSE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SINGAPORE; SWINE; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 67349152309     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.04.002     Document Type: Letter

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