Dynamics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus carriage in pig farmers: A prospective cohort study

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2014, Pages O764-O771

  van Cleef, B A G L ^a,b,c   van Benthem, B H B ^c   Verkade, E J M ^a,b   van Rijen, M ^a   Kluytmans van den Bergh, M F Q ^a   Schouls, L M ^c   Duim, B ^d   Wagenaar, J A ^d   Graveland, H ^c,e   Bos, M E H ^e   Heederik, D ^e   Kluytmans, J A J W ^a,b,f  

^a AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MRSA; MSSA; Dynamics of carriage; Epidemiology; Livestock; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; Methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus; Pigs; ST398; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NOSE SMEAR; PIG FARMING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORKING TIME; ANIMAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVESTOCK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; NOSE; PIG; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; NETHERLANDS; NOSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUS SCROFA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84913619189     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12582     Document Type: Article

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