Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in pork production shower facilities

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 696-698

  Larson, Kerry R Leedom ^a   Harper, Abby L ^a   Hanson, Blake M ^a   Male, Michael J ^a   Wardyn, Shylo E ^a   Dressler, Anne E ^a   Wagstrom, Elizabeth A ^b   Tendolkar, Shaliesh ^c,d   Diekema, Daniel J ^c,d   Donham, Kelley J ^a   Smith, Tara C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PORK PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; MEAT; PIG;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 79551483717     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01128-10     Document Type: Article

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