External quality assurance system for antibiotic resistance in bacteria of animal origin in Europe (ARBAO-II), 2003

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 128-139

  Lo Fo Wong, Danilo M A ^a   Hendriksen, Rene S ^a   Mevius, Dik J ^b   Veldman, Kees T ^b   Aarestrup, Frank M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; E. coli; Proficiency testing; Ring test; Salmonella; Staphylococcus; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLORFENICOL; GENTAMICIN; LINCOMYCIN; OXACILLIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUALITY CONTROL; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33646855785     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.12.016     Document Type: Article

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