Antimicrobial Use in the Treatment of Calf Diarrhea

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-17

  Constable, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Escherichia coli; Salmonella; Septicemia; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTIOFUR; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM; NEOMYCIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFACHLORPYRIDAZINE; SULFADIMIDINE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIARRHEA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; VETERINARY DRUGS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0842265941     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2004)18<8:AUITTO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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