Survey of condition-based prescribing of antimicrobial drugs for dogs at a veterinary teaching hospital

Veterinary Record

Volumn 155, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 259-262

  Rantala, M ^a   Holso K ^b   Lillas, A ^b   Huovinen, P ^a   Kaartinen, L ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL AGENCY FOR MEDICINES   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETA LACTAM; CEFALEXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; DOXYCYCLINE; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN V; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VETERINARY DRUG;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; DATA BASE; DOG DISEASE; DRUG USE; EAR INFECTION; EYE INFECTION; FINLAND; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MYOSITIS; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PYODERMA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 4544233885     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.155.9.259     Document Type: Article

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