Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in commercial swine herds is associated with disinfectant and zinc usage

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2690-2695

  Slifierz, Mackenzie Jonathan ^a   Friendship, Robert M ^a   Scott Weese, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GENES; HEAVY METALS; MAMMALS; MICROORGANISMS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; ZINC;

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; FEED CONCENTRATION; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND; RANDOM SUBSETS; RESISTANCE GENES;

DISINFECTANTS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; GENOTYPE; HEALTH RISK; PIG; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WEANING; ZINC;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; DRUG EFFECTS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE DISEASES; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; DISINFECTANTS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; ZINC;

EID: 84927784674     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00036-15     Document Type: Article

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