Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by veterinarians in Australia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 152-159

  Jordan, D ^a   Simon, J ^b   Fury, S ^b   Moss, S ^b   Giffard, P ^c   Maiwald, M ^d   Southwell, P ^d   Barton, M D ^e   Axon, J E ^f   Morris, S G ^a   Trott, D J ^b,g  

^a Industry and Investment NSW   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f SCONE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Veterinarians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAT; CATTLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HORSE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE CAVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CARRIER STATE; CATS; CATTLE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

AVES; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 79954604757     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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