Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination of retail pork

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 749-752

  Weese, J Scott ^a   Reid Smith, Richard ^b   Rousseau, Joyce ^a   Avery, Brent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SAFETY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE; ZOONOSIS; ANALYSIS; PRODUCT SAFETY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMMERCE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MEAT; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 77956601106     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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