First report of identification of livestock-associated MRSA ST9 in retail meat in England

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 2989-2992

  Dhup, V ^a   Kearns, A M ^b   Pichon, B ^b   Foster, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

livestock; meat; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; TETRACYCLINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEEF; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; LIVESTOCK; MEAT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PORK; SPA GENE; UNITED KINGDOM; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENGLAND; GENOTYPE; MEAT; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; SHEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A;

EID: 84944031020     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268815000126     Document Type: Article

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