Veterinarians Visiting Swine Farms Are at High Risk for Colonization With Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Jan 1;62(1):126-8. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ752. Epub 2015 Sep 3.

Authors

Jan Walter¹, Werner Espelage¹, Christiane Cuny², Andreas Jansen¹, Wolfgang Witte², Tim Eckmanns¹, Julia Hermes¹

Affiliations

¹ Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany.

PMID: 26338785
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ752

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Agriculture*
Animals
Carrier State / epidemiology*
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
Environmental Exposure*
Female
Humans
Male
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
Swine*