Antimicrobial resistance and evaluation of susceptibility testing among pathogenic enterococci isolated from dogs and cats

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-100

  Delgado, Marlene ^a   Neto, Isabel ^a   Correia, José Henrique Duarte ^a   Pomba, Constança ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; QUINUPRISTIN; STREPTOGRAMIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CAT; DOG; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PORTUGAL;

EID: 34249881621     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.03.007     Document Type: Letter

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