Longitudinal study of horses for carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus following wound infections

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 163, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 388-391

  Bergström, Karin ^a,b   Bengtsson, Björn ^b   Nyman, Ann ^b   Grönlund Andersson, Ulrika ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SVA   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Horses; Longitudinal; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HORSE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; NOSE; PERINEUM; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; FEMALE; HORSES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL CAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWEDEN; WOUND INFECTION;

EQUIDAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84875389744     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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