Evaluation of isolation procedures and chromogenic agar media for the detection of MRSA in nasal swabs from pigs and veal calves

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 121-125

  Graveland, Haitske ^a,b   van Duijkeren, Engeline ^b   van Nes, Arie ^b   Schoormans, Anky ^b   Broekhuizen Stins, Marian ^b   Schothorst, Isabella Oosting van ^a   Heederik, Dick ^a   Wagenaar, Jaap A ^b,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chromogenic media; Enrichment; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; Pig; Veal calves

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CALF (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL MUCOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 70349247797     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.05.019     Document Type: Article

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