Epidemiological profiling of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus-positive dogs arriving at a veterinary teaching hospital

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 385-393

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

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dogs; Epidemiological profile; MRSA; Veterinary hospital; Zoonotic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DEFECT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OCCUPATIONS; OHIO; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84878617146     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1089     Document Type: Article

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