The Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage among Industrial Hog Operation Workers, Community Residents, and Children Living in Their Households: North Carolina, USA | Zendy

Sarah M. Hatcher | Zendy; Sarah Rhodes | Zendy; Jill R. Stewart | Zendy; Ellen K. Silbergeld | Zendy; Nora Pisanic | Zendy; Jesper Larsen | Zendy; Sharon Jiang | Zendy; Amanda Krosche | Zendy; Devon Hall | Zendy; Karen C. Carroll | Zendy; Christopher D. Heaney | Zendy

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The Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage among Industrial Hog Operation Workers, Community Residents, and Children Living in Their Households: North Carolina, USA

Author(s) -

Sarah M. Hatcher,

Sarah Rhodes,

Jill R. Stewart,

Ellen K. Silbergeld,

Nora Pisanic,

Jesper Larsen,

Sharon Jiang,

Amanda Krosche,

Devon Hall,

Karen C. Carroll,

Christopher D. Heaney

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp35

Subject(s) - carriage , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , antibiotics , confidence interval , staphylococcal infections , environmental health , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , pathology , genetics

Antibiotic use in industrial hog operations (IHOs) can support the emergence of antibiotic-resistant (ABR) Staphylococcus aureus . The extent of ABR S. aureus exposure in IHO workers and children living in their households remains unclear.

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