Longitudinal study of Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in a cohort of swine veterinarians in the United States
Abstract Background People working with pigs are at elevated risk of harboring methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in their nose, which is attributable to occupational exposure to animals harboring livestock adapted S. aureus. To obtain insight into the biological nature of occupationally related...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2802-1 |