Molecular epidemiology of environmental MRSA at an equine teaching hospital: Introduction, circulation and maintenance

Veterinary Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Van Balen, Joany ^a   Mowery, Jade ^b   Piraino Sandoval, Micha ^b   Nava Hoet, Rocio C ^a   Kohn, Catherine ^a   Hoet, Armando E ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEASON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; OHIO; SEASONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84897981035     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-45-31     Document Type: Article

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