Antimicrobial susceptibility of coagulase-positive and coagulase-variable staphylococci from various indications of swine, dogs and cats as determined in the BfT-GermVet monitoring program 2004-2006

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 120, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 372-379

  Schwarz, Stefan ^a   Alešík, Eva ^b   Werckenthin, Christiane ^b   Grobbel, Mirjam ^c   Lübke Becker, Antina ^c   Wieler, Lothar H ^c   Wallmann, Jürgen ^d  

^a INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d Bundesamt fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit BVL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Cat; Dog; In vitro susceptibility testing; Interpretive criteria; Staphylococci; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COAGULASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COAGULASE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 34548604570     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0005-9366-120-372     Document Type: Article

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