Colonization of Butchers with Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 572-576

  Boost, M ^a   Ho, J ^a   Guardabassi, L ^b   O'Donoghue, M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Butcher; Colonization; LA MRSA; Meat; Pork; ST9

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BRAIN; HEART; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE SMEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SWINE;

BOVINAE; BUBALUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

BUTCHER; COLONIZATION; LA-MRSA; MEAT; PORK; ST9;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MEAT; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84888134786     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12034     Document Type: Article

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