Prevalence and molecular characteristics of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among subjects working on bovine dairy farms;Prevalenza e caratteristiche molecolari di Staphylococcus aureus meticillino-resistente (MRSA) nel personale addetto alla mungitura delle vacche da latte

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-129

  Antoci, Eugenio ^a   Pinzone, Marilia Rita ^a   Nunnari, Giuseppe ^a   Stefani, Stefania ^a   Cacopardo, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Livestock; Milk; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COW; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISK DIFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; MILK;

EID: 84879142037     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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