Characterization of Streptococcus zooepidemicus (Lancefield group C) from human and selected animal infections

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 171-182

  Barnham, Michael ^a   Cole, Graham ^a   Efstratiou, Androulla ^b   Tagg, John R ^c   Skjold, Stephen A ^d  

^a FRIARAGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 0023180898     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800061884     Document Type: Article

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