Antibiotic resistance and genetic diversity in Staphylococcus aureus from slauqhter piqs in Switzerland

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 151, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 425-431

  Riesen, A ^a   Perreten, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Pigs; Spa typing; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE CAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NASAL CAVITY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; SWITZERLAND;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 70149122997     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281.151.9.425     Document Type: Article

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