Antimicrobial susceptibility of enterococci strains isolated from slaughter animals on the data of Hungarian resistance monitoring system from 2001 to 2004

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-123

  Kaszanyitzky, E J ^a   Tenk, M ^a   Ghidan A ^b   Fehervari G Y ^a   Papp, M ^a  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Antibiogram; Avoparcin; Enterococcus; Macrolides; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; AVOPARCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; MACROLIDE; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATTLE; DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; SWINE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ENTEROCOCCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 33847386685     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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