Effects of tetracycline and zinc on selection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type 398 in pigs

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 420-423

  Moodley Arshnee, A ^a   Nielsen, Søren Saxmose ^a   Guardabassi, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carriage; Epidemiology; Heavy metals; Transmission

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; VETERINARY DRUG; ZINC;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PIGLET; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL CAVITY; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TETRACYCLINE; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 80051812167     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.05.025     Document Type: Article

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