Transmission and persistence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among veterinarians and their household members

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 124-129

  Bosch, T ^a   Verkade, E ^b,c   van Luit, M ^a   Landman, F ^a   Kluytmans, J ^b,c,d   Schouls, L M ^a  

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

^b AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c TweeSteden Hospital   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; STRAIN;

COHORT STUDIES; GENOME MAPS; GENOTYPIC VARIATIONS; HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS; HUMAN-TO-HUMAN TRANSMISSION; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; POTENTIAL RISKS;

AGRICULTURE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HEALTH RISK; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

NETHERLANDS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENOME; CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY SIZE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVESTOCK; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARIAN; VETERINARY; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VETERINARIANS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84917739034     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02803-14     Document Type: Article

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