Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in UK veterinary staff and owners of infected pets: new risk groups

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 282-288

  Loeffler, A ^a   Pfeiffer, D U ^a   Lloyd, D H ^a   Smith, H ^a   Soares Magalhaes, R ^a   Lindsay, J A ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Nasal carriage; Pet owners; Risk groups; Veterinary staff

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A; THERMONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PET ANIMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE; NASAL MUCOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 77649191248     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.09.020     Document Type: Article

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