Glycopeptide resistance in Enterococcus faecium from broilers and pigs following discontinued use of avoparcin

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-56

  Bager, F ^a   Aarestrup, F M ^a   Madsen, M ^a   Wegener, H C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AVOPARCIN; BACITRACIN; ENROFLOXACIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; TYLOSIN; VANCOMYCIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DENMARK; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032895364     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1999.5.53     Document Type: Article

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