Risk factors for persistence of livestock-associated MRSA and environmental exposure in veal calf farmers and their family members: an observational longitudinal study

OBJECTIVES: Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) emergence is a major public health concern. This study was aimed at assessing risk factors for persistently carrying MRSA in veal calf farmers and their family members. We also evaluate the dynamics of MRSA enviro...

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Main Authors: Dorado-García, Alejandro, Bos, Marian EH, Graveland, Haitske, Van Cleef, Brigitte AGL, Verstappen, Koen M, Kluytmans, Jan AJW, Wagenaar, Jaap A, Heederik, Dick JJ
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Public Health
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3780428/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24056480
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003272
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