Evaluation of treatment and prophylaxis with nitrofurans and comparison with alternative antimicrobial agents in experimental Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis infection in chicks

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 257-273

  Chadfield, M S ^a   Hinton, M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antimicrobial agents; Chicks; Colonization; Dosing regime; Furaltadone; Furazolidone; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; FURALTADONE; FURAZOL; FURAZOLIDONE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEOMYCIN; NITROFURAN DERIVATIVE; SULFADIAZINE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CECUM; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIVER EXAMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SEROTYPE; SPLEEN EXAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CECUM; CHICKENS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; NITROFURANS; POULTRY DISEASES; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; GALLUS GALLUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 0038051201     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024039506986     Document Type: Article

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