Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and horse personnel: An investigation of several outbreaks

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 96-102

  van Duijkeren, E ^a   Moleman, M ^a   Sloet van Oldruitenborgh Oosterbaan, M M ^a   Multem, J ^a   Troelstra, A ^b   Fluit, A C ^b   van Wamel, W J B ^c   Houwers, D J ^a   de Neeling, A J ^d   Wagenaar, J A ^a,e  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environment; Horse; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PERSONNEL; SCREENING TEST; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EQUIDAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 75149128499     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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