Prevalence of and risk factors for MRSA carriage in companion animals: A survey of dogs, cats and horses

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1019-1028

  Loeffler, A ^a   Pfeiffer, D U ^a   Lindsay, J A ^b   Magalhães, R J Soares ^c   Lloyd, D H ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carriage; companion animals; MRSA; prevalence; risk factors

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A;

ANIMAL CARE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; FEMALE; HORSE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PETS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 79959332251     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881000227X     Document Type: Article

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