Antibiotic resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from faecal samples of pig farmers and pigs

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1131-1140

  Nijsten, R ^a   London, N ^a   Van den Bogaard, A ^a   Stobberingh, E ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; NITROFURANTOIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; SWINE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SWINE;

EID: 0029756757     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.6.1131     Document Type: Article

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