Prevalence of livestock-associated MRSA on Dutch broiler farms and in people living and/or working on these farms

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1099-1108

  Geenen, P L ^a   Graat, E A M ^b   Haenen, A ^a   Hengeveld, P D ^a   Van Hoek, A H A M ^a   Huijsdens, X W ^a   Kappert, C C ^b   Lammers, G A C ^b   Van Duijkeren, E ^a   Van De Giessen, A W ^a  

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

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broilers; CC398; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); prevalence; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROILER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIVESTOCK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; CHICKENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876026129     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812001616     Document Type: Article

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