Low MRSA prevalence in horses at farm level

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Van den Eede, Annelies ^a   Martens, Ann ^a   Feryn, Isabelle ^a   Vanderhaeghen, Wannes ^b   Lipinska, Urszula ^a   Gasthuys, Frank ^a   Butaye, Patrick ^a,b   Haesebrouck, Freddy ^a   Hermans, Katleen ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Horse; Horse farm; Methicillin resistance; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84868322974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-8-213     Document Type: Article

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