Susceptibility of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae to antimicrobial agents and home disinfectants

Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 462-465

  Fidalgo, Silvana G ^a   Longbottom, Chelsea J ^a   Riley, Thomas V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; Disinfectants; Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; MINOCYCLINE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PHENYL GROUP; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DILUTION; DISINFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCARDITIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE; FISHING; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LOBSTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; SHIP; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036797135     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0031302021000009405     Document Type: Article

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