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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Veterinary Personnel
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 12, Pp 1933-1938 (2006)
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006.
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Abstract
- 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 personnel (12/271, 4.4%) or those with no animal patient contact (0/50) (p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.42a1b4c161c14ad5b3ad010f1b381b82
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1212.060231