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High meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in intensive pig farms in southern China

  • M. V. Boost*
  • , J. Ho
  • , L. Guardabassi
  • , M. M. O'Donoghue
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Original languageEnglish
Article number156
Number of pages2
JournalVeterinary Record
Volume171
Issue number6
Online published13 Aug 2012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2012
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This study was funded by a grant from the Research Fund for Control of Infectious Disease, Hong Kong (Grant number # 08070912). The funding body approved the study design and has received a confidential report of the outcomes. Part of this work was presented at Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria and Food-borne Pathogens in Animals, Humans and the Environment, American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, Canada, 7-11 June 2010. The authors are grateful for the cooperation of those farmers who allowed sampling to be conducted, and for the assistance of Dr Arshnee Moodley with spa typing.

Research Keywords

  • COLONIZATION
  • PREVALENCE
  • MRSA

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