Prescription patterns of antimicrobials in veterinary practices in Switzerland

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 805-811

  Regula, Gertraud ^a   Torriani, Kay ^b   Gassner, Beat ^b   Stucki, Flurina ^b   Müntener, Cedric R ^b,c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products   (Switzerland)

^c Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial use; Usage statistics; Veterinary medicine

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIMYCIN DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL DERIVATIVE; CLAVULANIC ACID; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; NITROFURAN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POLYMYXIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SWITZERLAND; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; SWITZERLAND; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 62549122498     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp009     Document Type: Article

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