Detection and control of a nosocomial outbreak caused by Salmonella Newport at a large animal hospital

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 606-616

  Steneroden, K K ^a   Van Metre, D C ^a   Jackson, C ^b   Morley, P S ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Bacterial species; Epidemiology; Hospital surveillance; Infection control; Infectious diseases; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; FECES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; SALMONELLA;

ANIMALS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR NEWPORT;

EID: 77954376979     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2010.0484.x     Document Type: Article

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