Investigations into the use of respiratory masks for reducing the MRSA-exposure of veterinarians visiting regularly pig herds - first experiences;Zum Einsatz von Staubmasken zur Senkung der MRSA-Exposition von Tierärzten in der Bestandsbetreuung von Schweinebeständen - eine Pilotstudie

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 128-135

  Nathaus, Rolf ^a   Schulz, Jochen ^b   Hartung, Jörg ^b   Cuny, Christiane ^c   Fetsch, Alexandra ^d   Blaha, Thomas ^b   Meemken, Diana ^b  

^a Tierärztliche Gemeinschaftspraxis Vet Team Reken ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dust; Pig; Respiratory masks; St 392

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MASKS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 79957984112     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0005-9366-124-122     Document Type: Article

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