Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An Emerging Pathogen of Pets in Egypt with a Public Health Burden

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 331-335

  Abdel moein, K A ^a   El Hariri, M ^a   Samir, A ^a  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Community; Emerging zoonosis; MRSA; Pets

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EGYPT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EGYPT; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; ZOONOSES;

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

EID: 84863782636     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01273.x     Document Type: Article

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