The use of avoparcin as a growth promoter and the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species in Norwegian poultry and swine production

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-139

  Kruse, Hilde ^a,b   Johansen, Birgit K ^b   Rørvik, Liv M ^b   Schaller, Gerhard ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOPARCIN; GROWTH PROMOTOR; VANCOMYCIN;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TURKEY (BIRD);

EID: 0032805211     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1999.5.135     Document Type: Article

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