Serological characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus suis isolates from diagnostic samples in Denmark during 1995 and 1996

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-66

  Aarestrup, F M ^a   Jorsal, S E ^a   Jensen, N E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Pig bacteria; Serotypes; Streptococcus suis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTIOFUR; COTRIMAZINE; ENROFLOXACIN; LINCOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; SPECTINOMYCIN; SPIRAMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TIAMULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DENMARK; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; NONHUMAN; SEPTICEMIA; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DENMARK; INCIDENCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032519355     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(98)00147-3     Document Type: Article

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