Antibiotic resistance in staphylococci associated with cats and dogs

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1283-1293

  Malik, S ^a   Peng, H ^a   Barton, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS;

ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; FREQUENCY OF USE; INTEGRAL PART; METHICILLIN; PATHOGENICS; PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANTIBIOTICS;

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFALOTIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ENROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; MACROLIDE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NEOMYCIN; NITROFURANTOIN; OXACILLIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SPIRAMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE;

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAT; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DOG; EXTERNAL OTITIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PYODERMA; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 28444468179     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02699.x     Document Type: Review

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