Bacteriological and mycological findings, and in vitro antibiotic sensitivity of pathogenic staphylococci in equine skin infections

Veterinary Record

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 138-141

  Chiers, K ^a   Decostere, A ^a   Devriese, L A ^a   Haesebrouck, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DERMATOPHILUS; DERMATOPHYTE; HORSE DISEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSPORUM; MYCOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HYICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; TRICHOPHYTON;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DERMATOPHILUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MICROSPORUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HYICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0037316104     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.152.5.138     Document Type: Article

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