Epidemiology and susceptibility of pathogenic bacteria responsible for upper respiratory tract infections in pet rabbits

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 192-198

  Rougier, S ^a   Galland, D ^a   Boucher, S ^b   Boussarie, D ^c   Valle M ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche   (France)

^b ZAC de la Buzeniere   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER VÉTÉRINAIRE FRÉGIS   (France)

Author keywords

Bordetella bronchiseptica; Fluoroquinolones; Marbofloxacin; Pasteurella multocida; Pet rabbits; Snuffles

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DANOFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ENROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MARBOFLOXACIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NASAL MUCOSA; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PSEUDOMONAS; QUINOLONES; RABBITS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 33646782899     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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