Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Veterinary Personnel

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Veterinary Personnel

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was isolated from nares of 27/417 (6.5%) attendees at an international veterinary conference: 23/345 (7.0%) veterinarians, 4/34 (12.0%) technicians, and 0/38 others. Colonization was more common for large-animal (15/96, 15.6%) than small-animal pers...

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Main Authors: Beth A. Hanselman, Steve A. Kruth, Joyce Rousseau, Donald E. Low, Barbara M. Willey, Allison McGeer, J. Scott Weese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Methicillin resistance
Staphylococcus aureus
zoonoses
veterinary
horse
dog
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/12/06-0231_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/12/06-0231_article

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