MRSA in persons not living or working on a farm in a livestock-dense area: prevalence and risk factors
Author(s) -
Tizza P. Zomer,
Cornelia C. H. Wielders,
Christiaan Veenman,
Paul Hengeveld,
Wim van der Hoek,
Sabine C. de Greeff,
Lidwien A.M. Smit,
Dick Heederik,
Joris Yzermans,
Thijs Bosch,
C.B.M. Maassen,
Engeline van Duijkeren
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw483
Subject(s) - livestock , carriage , logistic regression , medicine , environmental health , veterinary medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , transmission (telecommunications) , demography , staphylococcus aureus , biology , ecology , telecommunications , genetics , pathology , sociology , bacteria , computer science
MRSA emerged in livestock and persons in contact with livestock is referred to as livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA). We assessed the prevalence and risk factors for MRSA carriage in persons not living or working on a farm.
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