Antimicrobial drug consumption in companion animals [5]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 344-345

  Heuer, Ole E ^a   Jensen, Vibeke Frøkjær ^a   Hammerum, Anette M ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b National Center for Antimicrobials and Infection Control   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; GROWTH PROMOTOR; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; GROWTH; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DENMARK; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; VETERINARY DRUGS;

EID: 13744257464     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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