Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in 11 dogs

Veterinary Record

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 60-64

  Tomlin, J ^a   Pead, M J ^a   Lloyd, D H ^a   Howell, S ^b   Hartmann, F ^c   Jackson, H A ^d   Muir, P ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMAZINE; ENROFLOXACIN; METICILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DOG; INJURY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PYODERMA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033573676     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.144.3.60     Document Type: Article

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