Occupational acquisition of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in humans - A description of mrsa carrier and infected cases from the region of north jutland in Denmark

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 637-640

  Omland, Øyvind ^a   Homann, Leif ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Mrsacc398; Occupation; Swine production

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY WORKER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC SERVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL WORKER; TONSILLITIS; TRANSPORT WORKER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; DENMARK; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUS SCROFA; YOUNG ADULT;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 84871598435     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 18982263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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