Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in cattle food chains - Prevalence, diversity, and antimicrobial resistance in Germany

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2741-2751

  Tenhagen, B A ^a   Vossenkuhl, B ^a   Kasbohrer A ^a   Alt, K ^a,b   Kraushaar, B ^a   Guerra, B ^a   Schroeter, A ^a   Fetsch, A ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Cattle; Food chain; Methicillin; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; GERMANY; HUMAN; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VETERINARY;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; GERMANY; HUMANS; MEAT; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODS; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PREVALENCE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VETERINARY;

EID: 84901611425     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-7665     Document Type: Article

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