Antimicrobial susceptibility of streptococci from various indications of swine, horses, 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 380-390

  Schwarz, Stefan ^a   Alešík, Eva ^b   Grobbel, Mirjam ^c   Lübke Becker, Antina ^c   Werckenthin, Christiane ^b   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; In vitro susceptibility testing; Interpretive criteria; Streptococci

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAT; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT; HORSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATS; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HORSES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 34548647230     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0005-9366-120-380     Document Type: Article

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