The nasal vestibulum is the optimal sampling site for MRSA screening in hospitalised horses

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 415-419

  Van den Eede, A ^a   Hermans, K ^a   Van den Abeele, A ^b   Flore K ^b   Dewulf, J ^a   Vanderhaeghen, W ^c   Nemeghaire S ^c   Butaye, P ^a,c   Gasthuys, F ^a   Haesebrouck, F ^a   Martens, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ghent University ^*  (Belgium)

^c VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clonal complex 398; Horse; Hospitalisation; MRSA; Nasal screening

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; GENTAMICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLONAL SPECIES; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HORSE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CLONAL COMPLEX 398; HORSE; HOSPITALISATION; MRSA; NASAL SCREENING;

ANIMALS; GENOTYPE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84881663761     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.01.031     Document Type: Article

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