Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Dogs in Korea

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1013-1018

  Pak, Son Il ^b   Han, Hong Ryul ^b   Shimizu, Akira ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Canine; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pathogenicity, pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

4 QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ENTEROTOXIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LD 50; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATHOGENICITY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VIRULENCE;

4-QUINOLONES; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROTOXINS; GLYCOPEPTIDES; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; LETHAL DOSE 50; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLINS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033195569     PISSN: 7653697     EISSN: 1782155X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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