Article
Dynamics and determinants of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in livestock veterinarians: a prospective cohort study.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Jul 2013
Verkade Erwin, van Benthem Birgit, den Bergh Marjolein Kluytmans-van, van Cleef Brigitte, van Rijen Miranda, Bosch Thijs, Kluytmans Jan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Since 2003, a new clade of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) belonging to clonal complex (CC) 398 and associated with animal husbandry has emerged in the Netherlands. The purpose of this study was to determine the dynamics of carriage in persons with direct contact to livestock. METHODS: A 2-year prospective cohort study was performed in which the anterior nares and oropharynx of 137...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
