Quick updates
Quick updatesThe University of Iowa press office did a nice story on our recent article showing "livestock-associated"S. aureus in a daycare worker in Iowa. LabSpaces covers it here.I started a new...
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Epidemiological studies--why don't people participate?
Epidemiological studies--why don't people participate?Maryn McKenna was awesome enough to take some time out of her vacation to blog aboutour recent ST398 paper, finding "livestock-associated"S. aureus...
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In the lab--the year in review
In the lab--the year in reviewAh, classes are finally over. The last two summers I've taught a short, intense course in Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology, condensing a semester's worth of work...
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MRSA found in Iowa meat
MRSA found in Iowa meatI've blogged previously on a few U.S. studies which investigated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusin raw meat products (including chicken, beef, turkey, and pork). This...
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MRSA in pork products: does the "antibiotic-free" label make a difference?
MRSA in pork products: does the "antibiotic-free" label make a difference?Back in November, I blogged about one of our studies, examining methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Iowa meat...
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The human origins of "pig" Staph ST398
The human origins of "pig" Staph ST398I recently gave a talk to a group here in Iowa City, emphasizing just how frequently we share microbes. It was a noontime talk over a nice lunch, and of course I...
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New sites!
New sites!As part of the recent move, I've been revamping all kinds of websites. I have a new Facebook site to aggregate all my research and writing projects, and a new personal website for an overview...
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ST398 carriage and infections in farmers, United States
ST398 carriage and infections in farmers, United StatesI've been working on livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus and farming now for almost a decade. In that time, work from my lab has shown...
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