Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with animals and its relevance to human health

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue APR, 2012, Pages

  Pantosti, Annalisa ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animals; MRSA; Spa type; ST398; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864116239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00127     Document Type: Review

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