Hygiene from stable to high-tech-OP: Equine veterinary clinics;Hygiene zwischen stall und high-tech-OP: Pferdekliniken

Hygiene + Medizin

Volumn 38, Issue 7-8, 2013, Pages 312-315

  Walther, Birgit ^a   Wieler, Lothar H ^a   Janßen, Traute ^a   Lübke Becker, Antina ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ESBL; Horse; MRSA; Nosocomial infections; Work place safety; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883582008     PISSN: 01723790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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