Livestock density as risk factor for livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the Netherlands

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1841-1849

  Feingold, Beth J ^a   Silbergeld, Ellen K ^a   Curriero, Frank C ^a   van Cleef, Brigite A G L ^b,c,d   Heck, Max E O C ^b   Kluytmans, Jan A J W ^c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^c AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CATTLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; LOGISTIC MODELS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84867840930     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1811.111850     Document Type: Article

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