Antibiotic resistance in bacteria of animal origin: Methods in use to monitor resistance in EU countries

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 311-322

  Gnanou, J C ^a   Sanders, P ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic harmonisation; Antibiotic monitoring; Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COLISTIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUMEQUINE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; OXOLINIC ACID; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PEFLOXACIN; PIPEMIDIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; DENMARK; DRUG MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; FRANCE; GERMANY; IRELAND; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SPAIN; STANDARDIZATION; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0033853601     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(00)00175-8     Document Type: Note

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