Blood culture isolates and antimicrobial sensitivities from 427 critically ill neonatal foals

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 266-271

  Russell, C M ^a   Axon, J E ^a   Blishen, A ^a   Begg, A P ^b  

^a Scone Veterinary Hospital   (Australia)

^b Symbion Vetnostics   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Foals; Neonates; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 47249091885     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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