Persistence of nasal colonisation with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus CC398 among participants of veterinary conferences and occurrence among their household members: A prospective cohort study, Germany 2008–2014

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 200, Issue , 2017, Pages 13-18

  Walter, Jan ^a   Espelage, Werner ^a   Adlhoch, Cornelia ^a   Cuny, Christiane ^a   Schink, Susanne ^a   Jansen, Andreas ^a   Witte, Wolfgang ^a   Eckmanns, Tim ^a   Hermes, Julia ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Germany; Household members; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; Persistence; Veterinarians

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ADULT; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARIAN;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 84962090737     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.03.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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