Antimicrobial resistance confirmation of LA-MRSA in pigs in the UK

Veterinary Record

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 74-75

  Hartley, Helen ^a   Nugent, Patrick ^b   Beggs, Norman ^b   Dickson, Elizabeth ^c   Kearns, Angela ^d  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Norman Beggs AFBI Omagh   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CASE REPORT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; GREAT BRITAIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84904515966     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.g4620     Document Type: Letter

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