Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in small animal veterinarians: Indirect evidence of zoonotic transmission

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 533-539

  Paul, N C ^a   Moodley, A ^a   Ghibaudo, G ^b   Guardabassi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Clinica Veterinaria Malpensa di Samarate   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Occupational health; Pet animals; Veterinarians; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAT; DOG; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DERMATOLOGY; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; ITALY; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL MUCOSA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VETERINARIANS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS;

EID: 81255142016     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2011.01398.x     Document Type: Article

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