Public health impact and antimicrobial selection of meticillin-resistant staphylococci in animals

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 55-62

  Guardabassi, L ^a   Larsen, J ^b   Weese, J S ^c   Butaye, P ^d,e   Battisti, A ^f   Kluytmans, J ^g,h   Lloyd, D H ⁱ   Skov, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE REGIONI LAZIO E TOSCANA   (Italy)

^g AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^h VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

ⁱ ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Food animals; Pet animals; Staphylococci; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATED METICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS;

EID: 84889034423     PISSN: 22137165     EISSN: 22137173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2013.03.011     Document Type: Review

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