Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in resident animals of a long-term care facility

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-226

  Coughlan, K ^a   Olsen, K E ^a   Boxrud, D ^b   Bender, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Companion animals; Long term care facility; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTIOFUR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ENROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; MARBOFLOXACIN; ORBIFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PET ANIMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AGED; ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL CAVITY; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 77950653660     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01302.x     Document Type: Article

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