The occurrence and anti-microbial susceptibility of Salmonellae isolated from commercially available pig ear pet treats

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 8-10, 2008, Pages 455-461

  Finley, R ^a,b   Reid Smith, R ^a,b   Ribble, C ^b   Popa, M ^b   Vandermeer, M ^b   Aramini, J ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti microbial resistance; Pet food; Pet treats; Salmonella; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTIOFUR; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANADA; EAR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INFECTION RISK; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA BOVIS MORBIFICANS; SALMONELLA DERBY; SALMONELLA GIVE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM SEROVAR COPENHAGEN; SEROTYPE; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMMERCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EAR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SWINE; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SUIDAE;

EID: 51349133174     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01144.x     Document Type: Article

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