@article{oai:rakuno.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002181,
 author = {ISHIHARA, Kanako and SAITO, Mieko and SHIMOKUBO, Natsumi and MURAMATSU, Yasukazu and 村松, 康和 and MAETANI, Shigeki and TAMURA, Yutaka},
 issue = {12},
 journal = {The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {Article, Veterinary staff carrying methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) can be a source of MRSA infection in animals. To identify risk factors of MRSA carriage among veterinary staff, MRSA carriage and epidemiological information (sex, career, contact with MRSA-identified animal patients and others) were analyzed from 96 veterinarians and 70 veterinary technicians working at 71 private veterinary clinics in Japan. Univariate analysis determined sex (percentage of MRSA carriage, male (29.2%) vs. female (10%); P=0.002) and career (veterinarians (22.9%) vs. veterinary technicians (10%); P=0.030) as risk factors. Multivariable analysis revealed that sex was independently associated with MRSA carriage (adjusted odds ratio, 3.717; 95% confidence interval, 1.555-8.889; P=0.003). Therefore, male veterinary staff had a higher risk of MRSA carriage than female staff.},
 pages = {1627--1629},
 title = {Epidemiological Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage among Veterinary Staff of Companion Animals in Japan},
 volume = {76},
 year = {2014}
}