Occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococci in surgically treated dogs and the environment in a Swedish animal hospital

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 404-410

  Bergstrom A ^a   Gustafsson, C ^b   Leander, M ^b   Fredriksson, M ^b   Gronlund U ^c   Trowald Wigh, G ^b  

^a University Animal Hospital   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SWEDEN;

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

EID: 84863470563     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2012.01238.x     Document Type: Article

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