MRSA from the perspective of the Robert Koch-Institute: Documentation in humans and other animals - An upcoming zoonosis?;MRSA aus Sicht des RKI: Nachweise bei Menschen und Anderen Tieren - Eine Kommende Zoonose?

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 284-290

  Cuny, Christiane ^a   Stanek, Christian ^b   Witte, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Horses; Humans; MRSA; Mutual transmission; Nosocomial infections; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 68949083018     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0341-6593-116-284     Document Type: Article

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