Identification and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus pettenkoferi from a small animal clinic

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 680-685

  Weiß, Sonja ^a   Kadlec, Kristina ^a   Feßler, Andrea T ^a   Schwarz, Stefan ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Molecular typing; MRSA; MRSE; Multiresistance

Indexed keywords

AMINOCYCLITOL; BETA LACTAM; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DNA 16S; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; PLEUROMUTILIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PETTENKOFERI;

ANIMALIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PETTENKOFERI;

MOLECULAR TYPING; MRSA; MRSE; MULTIRESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; PETS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 84888054418     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.07.036     Document Type: Article

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