Risk factors for persistence of livestock-associated MRSA and environmental exposure in veal calf farmers and their family members: An observational longitudinal study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Dorado García, Alejandro ^a,b   Bos, Marian E H ^a   Graveland, Haitske ^a,b   Van Cleef, Brigitte A G L ^c,d   Verstappen, Koen M ^b   Kluytmans, Jan A J W ^d   Wagenaar, Jaap A ^b,e   Heederik, Dick J J ^a,f  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LIVESTOCK; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE SMEAR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; VEAL;

EID: 84885351360     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003272     Document Type: Article

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