Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among companion and food-chain animals: Impact of human contacts

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 626-634

  Petinaki, E ^a   Spiliopoulou, I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c National Reference Laboratory for Staphylococci   (Greece)

Author keywords

Companion animals; Humans; Infections; Livestock; Methicillin resistant S. aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FARM ANIMAL; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVESTOCK; MARINE MAMMAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84862636262     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03881.x     Document Type: Review

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