Zinc oxide therapy increases prevalence and persistence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in pigs: A randomized controlled trial

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 301-308

  Slifierz, M J ^a   Friendship, R ^a   Weese, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Co location of the zinc resistance gene; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pig; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC OXIDE;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE LOCATION; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PARITY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PIG FARMING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEANING; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC OXIDE THERAPY; ZINC RESISTANCE GENE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CANADA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE MUCOSA; PIG; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE DISEASES; VETERINARY;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL MUCOSA; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WEANING; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84927710189     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12150     Document Type: Article

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