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Longitudinal study on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in households.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Laarhoven Laura M, de Heus Phebe, van Luijn Jeanine, Duim Birgitta, Wagenaar Jaap A, van Duijkeren Engeline
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) is an emerging pathogen in dogs and has been found in Europe, Asia and North America. To date most studies are one-point prevalence studies and therefore little is known about the dynamics of MRSP in dogs and their surrounding. In this longitudinal study MRSP colonization in dogs and the transmission of MRSP to humans, contact animals and the...
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