Prevalence and risk factor analysis of livestock associated MRSA-positive pig herds in The Netherlands

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-49

  Broens, E M ^a,b   Graat, E A M ^a   Van Der Wolf, P J ^c   Van De Giessen, A W ^b   De Jong, M C M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Pigs; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METICILLIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NOSE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NETHERLANDS; NOSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84860390287     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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