Quantitative Assessment of Human MRSA Risks from Swine

Risk Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1639-1650

  Cox, Louis Anthony Tony ^a   Popken, Douglas A ^a  

^a Cox Associates and NextHealth Technologies ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian risk analysis; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Microbial risk assessment; MRSA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; MAMMALS; RISK ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADDITIONAL DATUM; BAYESIAN RISKS; GENERAL PUBLICS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; MRSA; PROBABILITY ESTIMATE; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PIG; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRANSMISSION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84939254034     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12255     Document Type: Article

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