Longitudinal study on transmission of MRSA CC398 within pig herds

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Broens, Els M ^a,b   Espinosa Gongora, Carmen ^c   Graat, Elisabeth A M ^a   Vendrig, Nadia ^a   Van Der Wolf, Peter J ^d   Guardabassi, Luca ^c   Butaye, Patrick ^e,f   Nielsen, Jens P ^c   De Jong, Mart C M ^a   Van De Giessen, Arjen W ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^e VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant; MRSA; Pigs; Reproduction ratio; Staphylococcus aureus; Transmission

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DENMARK; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOUSING, ANIMAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NETHERLANDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861124181     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-8-58     Document Type: Article

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