Presence, distribution, and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in a small animal teaching hospital: A year-long active surveillance targeting dogs and their environment

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 299-311

  Van Balen, Joany ^a   Kelley, Christina ^a   Nava Hoet, Rocio C ^a   Bateman, Shane ^b   Hillier, Andrew ^b   Dyce, Jonathan ^b   Wittum, Thomas E ^a   Hoet, Armando E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment.; Molecular epidemiology; MRSA; Surveillance; Veterinary hospitals

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOSURVEILLANCE; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FURNITURE; GENE CASSETTE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SAMPLING; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL CHROMOSOMAL CASSETTE MEC; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MECA PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CROSS INFECTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; OHIO; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84876912411     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1142     Document Type: Article

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