Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): an emerging veterinary and zoonotic pathogen of public health concern and some studies in Malaysia.
A question was posed to the researches as to whether methicilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus or (MRSA), in animals is of public health concern. To answer this question, previous and recent studies were reviewed so as to gain insight into the occurrence of MRSA in animals, namely in food animals a...
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| description | A question was posed to the researches as to whether methicilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus or (MRSA), in animals is of public health concern. To answer this question, previous and recent studies were reviewed so as to gain insight into the occurrence of MRSA in animals, namely in food animals and pet animals, in food of animal origin, in personnel working with animals as well in pet owners. The MRSA scenario in occurence of MRSA in animal species, which include pigs, horses, dogs, cats and chickens and in humans with several studies showed transmissions in both directions. Thus, MRSA is of great concern in both veterinary and human medicine as it can cause illness in both sets of populations. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-156212013-11-20T02:19:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15621/ Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): an emerging veterinary and zoonotic pathogen of public health concern and some studies in Malaysia. Abdul Aziz, Saleha Zakaria, Zunita A question was posed to the researches as to whether methicilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus or (MRSA), in animals is of public health concern. To answer this question, previous and recent studies were reviewed so as to gain insight into the occurrence of MRSA in animals, namely in food animals and pet animals, in food of animal origin, in personnel working with animals as well in pet owners. The MRSA scenario in occurence of MRSA in animal species, which include pigs, horses, dogs, cats and chickens and in humans with several studies showed transmissions in both directions. Thus, MRSA is of great concern in both veterinary and human medicine as it can cause illness in both sets of populations. Medwell Online 2010 Article PeerReviewed Abdul Aziz, Saleha and Zakaria, Zunita (2010) Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): an emerging veterinary and zoonotic pathogen of public health concern and some studies in Malaysia. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 9 (7). pp. 1094-1098. ISSN 1680-5593 10.3923/javaa.2010.1094.1098 English |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Aziz, Saleha Zakaria, Zunita Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): an emerging veterinary and zoonotic pathogen of public health concern and some studies in Malaysia. |
| title | Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): an emerging veterinary and zoonotic pathogen of public health concern and some studies in Malaysia. |
| title_full | Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): an emerging veterinary and zoonotic pathogen of public health concern and some studies in Malaysia. |
| title_fullStr | Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): an emerging veterinary and zoonotic pathogen of public health concern and some studies in Malaysia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): an emerging veterinary and zoonotic pathogen of public health concern and some studies in Malaysia. |
| title_short | Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): an emerging veterinary and zoonotic pathogen of public health concern and some studies in Malaysia. |
| title_sort | methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus mrsa an emerging veterinary and zoonotic pathogen of public health concern and some studies in malaysia |
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